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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients

From: Study on the effectiveness of modified colonoscopy nursing pads in colonoscopy

Factors

Experimental group

(n = 131)

Control group

(n = 131)

Total

(n = 262)

P-value

Age, mean (SD), years old

52.3 ± 13.7

51.0 ± 15.9

51.6 ± 14.8

0.480§

Gender, case. (%)

Male

72 (54.9)

69 (52.6)

141 (53.8)

0.710

Female

59 (45.0)

62 (47.3)

121 (46.1)

 

Median height, (IQR,), cm

166.0

(160.0–172.0)

165.0

(158.0–170.0)

166.0

(160.0–172.0)

0.423*

Median weight, (IQR), kg

62.5

(56.0–73.0)

62.5

(55.5–72.0)

62.5

(56.0–73.0)

0.892*

Education level, case (%)

   

0.108

Illiterate and elementary school

36 (27.4)

45 (34.4)

81 (30.9)

 

Secondary Schools

53 (40.4)

55 (41.9)

108 (41.2)

 

University and above

42 (32.0)

31 (23.6)

73 (27.9)

 
  1. Mean, average; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range
  2. *Wilcoxon rank sum test
  3. §Two-sample t test, two independent samples t test
  4. Chi-square test