Efficacy of linaclotide with polyethylene glycol at high risk of inadequate bowel preparation: A randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Comparison of general information between the two groups of population

Groups	3 L PEG group (n = 81)	3 L PEG + L group (n = 80)	P value
Age			0.183
< 70 years	16	23
≥ 70 years	65	57
Gender			0.820
Male	47	45
Female	34	35
BMI			0.238
< 25 kg/m2	55	61
≥ 25 kg/m2	26	19
Cigarette smoking	20	13	0.185
Alcohol drinking	15	12	0.550
Comorbidity
Diabetes mellitus	21	30	0.115
Hypertension	41	42	0.811
Coronary heart disease	17	16	0.877
Hyperlipemia	21	18	0.612
Indication for colonoscopy			0.061
Screening	27	16
Post-polypectomy surveillance	12	8
Diagnosis	42	56
History of abdominal surgery	19	21	0.682
History of constipation	9	16	0.120
History of colonoscopy	22	20	0.755

BMI: Body mass index; PEG: Polyethylene glycol; PEG + L: Polyethylene glycol plus linaclotide.