Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients and procedures before and after colonoscopic competency
From: Predictive factors affecting cecal intubation failure in colonoscopy trainees
Total | Pre-competency | Post-competency | Pvalue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (%) | 0.447 | |||
<60 | 55.9 | 55.0 | 56.7 | |
>60 | 44.1 | 45.0 | 43.3 | |
Sex (%) | 0.004 | |||
Male | 60.3 | 57.1 | 63.3 | |
Female | 39.7 | 42.9 | 36.7 | |
BMI (%) | 0.105 | |||
18.5-25 | 52.1 | 61.7 | 59.1 | |
>25 | 29.0 | 31.4 | 35.5 | |
<18.5 | 18.5 | 6.9 | 5.4 | |
Bowel preparation (%) | 0.154 | |||
Excellent/Good | 88.0 | 86.5 | 91.0 | |
Fair/Poor | 12.0 | 13.5 | 9.0 | |
Previous surgery (%) | ||||
Stomach Yes | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.307 |
No | 96.9 | 96.5 | 97.3 | |
Gynecologic Yes | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 0.557 |
No | 94.6 | 94.3 | 95.0 | |
Hepatobiliary Yes | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.908 |
No | 98.9 | 98.9 | 99.0 | |
Indication for colonoscopy (%) | ||||
Screening/Surveillance | 57.8 | 56.9 | 58.8 | 0.470 |
Symptomatic | 34.4 | 34.9 | 33.2 | 0.427 |
Diagnostic | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 0.835 |