Table 3.
Consecutive subgroup demographic variables and procedure-related outcomes
| Water Immersion | Water Exchange | ||||||
| Group (N) | 1 (50) | 2 (50) | 3 (50) | 4 (50) | 5 (50) | 6 (50) | 7 (48) |
| Age (SD) (years) | 61 (13) | 57 (12) | 57 (12) | 55 (13) | 55 (14) | 56 (14) | 61 (11) |
| Gender (Male) | 32 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 31 |
| Gender (Female) | 18 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 17 |
| ITTCIR (Male) | 22% | 30% | 57% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 81% |
| Final CIR (Male) | 100% | 100% | 96% | 98% | 98% | 100% | 100% |
| ITTCIR (Female) | 0%** | 30% | 40% | 79% | 53% | 69% | 88% |
| Final CIR (Female) | 98% | 100% | 92% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Insertion (min) | 10 (3) | 10 (3) | 11 (4) | 11(4) | 12 (5) | 10 (3) | 12 (5) |
| Withdrawal (min) | 10 (4) | 9 (4) | 9 (4) | 10 (4) | 10 (4) | 9 (4) | 10 (4) |
| Volume infused (ml) | 325 (137) | 458 (192) | 423 (253) | 783 (318) | 630 (265) | 591 (235) | 761 (631) |
| Withdrawal bowel preparation quality | 2.9 (0.6) | 3.0 (0.7) | 3.3 (0.8) | 3.7 (0.7) | 3.5 (0.8) | 3.5 (0.8) | 3.8 (0.5) |
Data are mean (SD), frequency count, percent of total; ITT, intent-to-treat; CIR, cecal intubation rate; N=50 per group; bowel prep quality scores (1=poor; 4=excellent) obtained during withdrawal;
**
p=0.024, Chi Square test, vs. male.