Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and procedural tolerance in the study population.

Characteristics
Age (year) ($\text{mean}\pm \mathrm{SD}$)	$52\pm 13$
Men (%)	11(55%)
BMI ($\mathrm{kg}/{\mathrm{m}}^2$) ($\text{mean}\pm \mathrm{SD}$)	$27\pm 4.7$
GERD (%)	8 (40%)
Race or ethnic group (%)
Black or African American	2 (10%)
Asian	1 (5%)
Caucasian	17 (85%)
Procedure
Swallowing success (%)	17 (85%)
Number of swallow attempts ($\text{mean}\pm \mathrm{SD}$)	$2\pm 1.5$
Total capsule time (min) ($\text{mean}\pm \mathrm{SD}$)	$4.8\pm 2.6$
Preswallowing anxiety ($\text{mean}\pm \mathrm{SD}$) [(1) Not at all anxious. (2) A little anxious. (3) Moderately anxious. (4) Very anxious. (5) Extremely anxious.]	$2.1\pm 0.8$
Discomfort during procedure ($\text{mean}\pm \mathrm{SD}$) [(1) None. (2) A little. (3) Some. (4) A lot]	$1.9\pm 0.9$
Recommendation of the procedure ($\text{mean}\pm \mathrm{SD}$) [(1) I would definitely recommend it. (2) I would probably recommend it. (3) I would probably not recommend it. (4) I would definitely not recommend it.]	$1.1\pm 0.2$