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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2015; 21(9): 2677-2682
Published online Mar 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i9.2677
Published online Mar 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i9.2677
Table 2 Basic Information n (%)
| Variable | All (n = 408) | SB2 (n = 186) | SB2U (n = 222) | P value |
| Male | 208 (51.0) | 93 (50.0) | 115 (51.8) | 0.717 |
| Age | 0.602 | |||
| Mean ± SD | 55.5 ± 19.3 | 56.6 ± 17.3 | 54.6 ± 20.9 | |
| Median (IQR) | 60.0 (44.0, 70.0) | 59.5 (47.0, 69.0) | 60.0 (41.0, 70.0) | |
| Range | (9.0, 90.0) | (15.0, 90.0) | (9.0, 88.0) | |
| Indication | 0.051 | |||
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 254 (62.3) | 121 (65.1) | 133 (59.9) | |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 86 (21.1) | 29 (15.6) | 57 (25.7) | |
| Abdominal pain, radiological abnormality, history of obstruction | 47 (11.5) | 23 (12.4) | 24 (10.8) | |
| Others1 | 21 (5.1) | 13 (7.0) | 8 (3.6) | |
| Inpatient | 20 (4.9) | 8 (4.3) | 12 (5.4) | 0.607 |
| Previous abdominal/pelvic surgery | 171 (41.9) | 83 (44.6) | 88 (39.6) | 0.310 |
| Use of narcotics or prokinetics | 0.641 | |||
| None | 371 (90.9) | 168 (90.3) | 203 (91.4) | |
| Narcotics | 33 (8.1) | 17 (9.1) | 16 (7.2) | |
| Prokinetics | 4 (1.0) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.4) | |
| Bowel habit | 0.848 | |||
| Normal | 342 (83.8) | 154 (82.8) | 188 (84.7) | |
| Constipation | 14 (3.4) | 8 (4.3) | 6 (2.7) | |
| Diarrhea | 41 (10.0) | 19 (10.2) | 22 (9.9) | |
| Alternating | 11 (2.7) | 5 (2.7) | 6 (2.7) | |
| Connective tissue disease | 16 (3.9) | 9 (4.8) | 7 (3.2) | 0.382 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 73 (17.9) | 28 (15.1) | 45 (20.3) | 0.171 |
| Charlson index score (unadjusted for age) | 0.819 | |||
| Mean ± SD | 1.0 ± 1.6 | 1.0 ± 1.5 | 1.1 ± 1.7 | |
| Median (IQR) | 0.0 (0.0, 2.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 2.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 2.0) | |
| Range | (0.0, 10.0) | (0.0, 7.0) | (0.0, 10.0) |
- Citation: Ou G, Shahidi N, Galorport C, Takach O, Lee T, Enns R. Effect of longer battery life on small bowel capsule endoscopy. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(9): 2677-2682
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i9/2677.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i9.2677