Single balloon enteroscopy in the elderly

Table 3 Adjusted differences in the outcomes by age groups

Characteristics	Age (years)
	< 65	65-75		> 75
		OR (95%CI)	P value	OR (95%CI)	P value
Diagnostic findings
Normal (reference)	Reference	Reference	-	Reference	-
Angioectasia	Reference	2.25 (0.85-5.95)	0.102	7.16 (2.79-18.38)	< 0.001
Erosion/ulcer	Reference	1.1 (0.38-3.19)	0.856	0.43 (0.09-2.2)	0.313
Other1	Reference	1.04 (0.43-2.52)	0.922	1.33 (0.5-3.54)	0.575
Diagnostic yield	Reference	1.37 (0.69-2.7)	0.365	2.38 (1.14-4.96)	0.021
Intervention	Reference	1.13 (0.56-2.28)	0.742	3.15 (1.54-6.47)	0.002
Depth of the scope, RC (95%CI)	Reference	-19.02 (-39.57 to 1.52)	0.069	16.29 (-4.82 to 37.41)	0.130

¹The other diagnostic yield included polyps (n = 8), gastritis (n = 6), strictures (n = 5), mass (n = 5), abnormal mucosa (n = 5), submucosal lesion (n = 4), diverticulum (n = 3), varices (n = 2), inflammation (n = 1), and miscellaneous (n = 9).

Adjusted for body mass index, gender, ethnicity, route, and indication. CI: Confidence interval; OR: Odds ratio, RC: Regression coefficient.