Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2025; 31(21): 107601
Published online Jun 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i21.107601
Table 3 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of enrolled patients (n = 162), n (%)
Patient characteristics
Value
Gender
Female56 (35)
Male106 (65)
Age (year), median (IQR)11.00 (9.00, 13.00)
Chief complaint
Abdominal pain101 (62)
Diarrhea31 (19)
Anemia2 (1.2)
Hematochezia18 (11)
Vomiting13 (8.0)
Fever8 (4.9)
Oral ulceration4 (2.5)
Mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation of the mouth and lips5 (3.1)
Perianal abscess10 (6.2)
Swallowed VCE by the patients137 (85)
Placed VCE by endoscopy25 (15)
Stomach transit time (minute), median (IQR)22 (5, 55)
Small bowel transit time (minute), median (IQR)282 (217, 377)
Number of lesions per patient
None69 (43)
Single33 (20)
Multiple60 (37)
Diagnosis
Crohn disease36 (22)
Ulcerative colitis2 (1.2)
Suspected inflammatory bowel disease30 (19)
Behcet disease2 (1.2)
Disorder of gut-brain interaction31 (19)
Polyps12 (7.4)
Gastroenteritis35 (22)
Others14 (8.6)