Table 3. Univariate and multivariate analysis of the factors associated with successful ileal intubation.
| Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
| Success (n = 145) |
Failure (n = 72) |
P-value | OR (95 % CI) |
P-value | |
| Age (mean ± SEM) | 38.0 ± 1.2 | 44.7 ± 1.9 | 0.002 | 0.97 (0.95 – 0.99) |
0.02 |
| Male (%) | 71 | 65 | 0.4 | ||
| R-colon preparation (BBPS) [%] | 0.007 | ||||
| Sub-optimal (score = 1) | 16 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Average/Good (score = 2 /3) | 84 | 65 | 4.1 (1.9 – 8.9) |
< 0.0001 | |
| Patient posture (%) | 0.014 | 0.02 | |||
| Left lateral | 43 | 61 | 1 | ||
| Supine | 57 | 39 | 2.2 (1.1 – 4.3) |
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| IC valve type (%) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | |||
| Thin-lipped | 22 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Others | 78 | 42 | 5.0 (2.6 – 9.8) |
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| Indication (%) | 0.6 | ||||
| Bleeding P/R | 28 | 37 | |||
| Diarrhea | 13 | 10 | |||
| Anemia | 10 | 10 | |||
| SAIO | 12 | 8 | |||
| FBD | 12 | 12 | |||
| Endoscopist (%) | 0.2 | ||||
| No 1 | 9 | 15 | |||
| No 2 | 26 | 24 | |||
| No 3 | 17 | 8 | |||
| No 4 | 48 | 53 | |||