Table 4.
Association between patients' clinical and demographic characteristics and a change in vital signs
| A change in vital signs (≥20%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Descriptor | No (n = 74) |
Yes (n = 126) |
P value |
| MMC class, poor view | 51.4 | 67.5 | 0.024 |
| Male gender | 50.0 | 47.6 | 0.745 |
| Mean age (years), mean ± SD | 52.2 ± 17.2 | 47.4 ± 16.0 | 0.050 |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 23.8 ± 4.1 | 23.5 ± 3.6 | 0.578 |
| Up to high school education | 58.1 | 55.6 | 0.725 |
| Smoker | 77.0 | 69.8 | 0.272 |
| Previous EGD experience | 0.469 | ||
| No | 36.5 | 34.9 | |
| Good | 36.5 | 30.2 | |
| Poor | 27.0 | 34.9 | |
| Pre-EGD anxiety | 31.1 | 25.4 | 0.385 |
| EGD diagnosis | 0.203 | ||
| Normal | 13.5 | 9.5 | |
| GERD | 64.9 | 69.0 | |
| PUD | 16.2 | 9.5 | |
| Both (GERD + PUD) | 5.4 | 11.9 | |
| Types of endoscope | 0.623 | ||
| Q260 (9.2 mm) | 56.8 | 53.2 | |
| XQ260 + XQ240 (9.0 mm) | 43.2 | 46.8 | |
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.