Table 2.
Demographic characteristics and prior bowel preparation experience
| Variables |
NaP (n = 40) |
PEG (n = 40) |
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| N | % | N | % | P1 | ||
| Gender | 0.178 | |||||
| Male | 18 | 45.0 | 25 | 62.5 | ||
| Female | 22 | 55.0 | 15 | 37.5 | ||
| Age | 0.948 | |||||
| Mean±SD2 | 52.2±13.6 | 52.4±12.6 | ||||
| Median (range) | 51.9 (25.6-75.6) | 54.2 (23.1-77.3) | ||||
| Frame size | 0.571 | |||||
| Small (BMI<21) | 6 | 15.0 | 6 | 15.0 | ||
| Medium (BMI:21–24) | 30 | 75.0 | 26 | 65.0 | ||
| Large (BMI>24) | 4 | 10.0 | 8 | 20.0 | ||
| Concomitant edication | 4 | 10.0 | 5 | 12.5 | 1.000 | |
| Anti-hypertensive | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | 10.0 | ||
| Others | 3 | 7.5 | 4 | 10.0 | ||
| Previous bowel preparation | 1.000 | |||||
| 13 | 32.5 | 14 | 35.0 | |||
1Fisher’s exact test or 2-sample Student’s t-test, when appropriate.
2
SD: standard deviation.