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Randomized Controlled Trial
©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jun 16, 2019; 11(6): 413-423
Published online Jun 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i6.413
Table 4 Demographics, Intraluminal Bubble Scale, and Boston Bowel Preparation Scale characteristics, n (%)
SimethiconePlaceboP-value
Baseline characteristics
Gender0.436
Female50 (59.5)45 (53.6)
Male34 (40.5)39 (46.4)
mean age (yr ± SD)59.6 ± 14.054.0 ± 16.40.019
Median age (yr)63 (IQR; 51-70)57 (IQR; 43-68)0.033
Outcomes
Intraluminal Bubbles Scale< 0.001
173 (86.9)46 (54.8)
27 (8.3)18 (21.4)
32 (2.4)13 (15.5)
42 (2.4)7 (8.3)
Boston Bowel Prep Scale0.832
32 (2.4)1 (1.2)
40 (0.0)1 (1.2)
52 (2.4)1 (1.2)
626 (31.0)31 (36.9)
713 (15.5)13 (15.5)
89 (10.7)9 (10.7)
932 (38.1)27 (32.1)
Missing0 (0.0)1 (1.2)


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