Table 3.
Comparison of clinical and demographic characteristics by patient satisfaction status
| Patient satisfaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Descriptor | Satisfactory (n = 105) |
Unsatisfactory (n = 95) |
P value |
| MMC class, poor view | 54.3 | 69.5 | 0.028 |
| Male gender | 51.4 | 45.3 | 0.384 |
| Mean age (years), mean ± SD | 51.9 ± 16.5 | 46.1 ± 16.2 | 0.012 |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 23.8 ± 3.7 | 23.4 ± 3.9 | 0.447 |
| Up to high school education | 62.9 | 49.5 | 0.057 |
| Smoker | 72.4 | 72.6 | 0.968 |
| Previous EGD experience | 0.004 | ||
| No | 30.5 | 41.1 | |
| Good | 42.9 | 21.1 | |
| Poor | 26.7 | 37.9 | |
| Pre-EGD anxiety | 17.1 | 38.9 | 0.001 |
| EGD diagnosis | 0.850 | ||
| Normal | 11.4 | 10.5 | |
| GERD | 69.5 | 65.3 | |
| PUD | 10.5 | 13.7 | |
| Both (GERD + PUD) | 8.6 | 10.5 | |
| Types of endoscope | 0.949 | ||
| Q260 (9.2 mm) | 54.3 | 54.7 | |
| XQ260 + XQ240 (9.0 mm) | 45.7 | 45.3 | |
Values reflect % unless otherwise noted. MMC, modified Mallampati classification; Good view: I + II; BMI, body mass index; EGD, esophagogastroduodenoscopy; GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease; PUD, peptic ulcer disease.