Identifying who best tolerates moderate sedation: Results from a national database of gastrointestinal endoscopic outcomes

Table 2 Entire group analysis

Characteristic	Adjusted OR1 (95%CI)	P value
Age ≥ 50 vs < 50 (yr)	1.61 (1.57-1.65)	< 0.0001
BMI ≥ 25 vs < 25 (kg/m2)	0.81 (0.77-0.86)	< 0.0001
Females (vs males)	1.14 (1.12-1.16)	< 0.0001
African Americans vs Whites	1.51 (1.46-1.57)	< 0.0001
Asians vs Whites	2.29 (2.19-2.39)	< 0.0001
Hispanics vs Whites	2.06 (2.01-2.10)	< 0.0001
Colonoscopy vs EGD	0.97 (0.95-0.99)	0.001
Outpatient vs inpatient	0.70 (0.67-0.72)	< 0.0001
Completed: No vs yes	1.18 (1.12-1.24)	< 0.0001
ASA ≥ III vs ASA < III	1.45 (1.41-1.49)	< 0.0001
Location: OR vs endoscopy suite	0.97 (0.95-0.99)	0.005
Location: Other site2 vs endoscopy suite	1.25 (1.16-1.34)	< 0.0001
Duration: ≥ 30-60 vs < 30 (min)	0.96 (0.93-0.99)	0.02
Duration: > 60 vs < 30 (min)	0.52 (0.48-0.57)	< 0.0001

¹Adjusted odds ratios for all procedures requiring low dose sedation vs high dose sedation.

²Other site: Ambulatory surgery center, hospital ward, intensive care units, and radiology suite. EGD: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; ASA: American Society of Anesthesia Class; OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.