Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants n (%)
| Baseline characteristics (n = 1678) | |
| Age (yr) (mean ± SD) | 50.42 ± 9.93 |
| < 65 | 1518 (90.5) |
| ≥ 65 | 160 (9.5) |
| Gender | |
| Male/female | 1012 (60.3)/666 (39.7) |
| Obesity indices (mean ± SD) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.92 ± 2.96 |
| WHR (n =1674) | 0.90 ± 0.08 |
| WC (cm) (n =1676) | 86.95 ± 8.03 |
| VAT volume (cm3) | 905.29 ± 475.22 |
| SAT volume (cm3) | 1707.72 ± 576.55 |
| History of abdominal surgery | |
| Gynecological surgery | 231 (13.8) |
| Gastrectomy | 163 (9.7) |
| Other abdominal surgery | 5 (0.3) |
| Constipation | |
| Yes/no | 182 (10.8)/1496 (89.2) |
| Experience | |
| Attending physicians/Fellow | 1039 (61.9)/639 (38.1) |
| Bowel preparation | |
| Excellent to fair/Poor to inadequate | 1209 (72.1)/469 (27.9) |
| Diverticulosis on colonoscopy | |
| Yes/no | 95 (5.7)/1583 (94.3) |
| CIT (min) | |
| Median CIT (range) | 7 (2-56) (IQR, 5-10) |
| Mean CIT (SD)1 | 8.58 ± 5.29 |
| ≤ 10 min | 1278 (76.2) |
| > 10 min | 400 (23.8) |
1
One hundred thirty one patients were undergone multiple surgeries and duplicated with other type operation. BMI: Body mass index; WHR: Waist-to-hip circumference ratio; WC: Waist circumference; VAT: Visceral adipose tissue; SAT: Subcutaneous adipose tissue; CIT: Cecal insertion time.