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. 2017 Apr 7;23(13):2346–2354. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i13.2346

Table 3.

Cecal insertion time according to study variables, by gender, with P values estimated by univariable analysis n (%)

Male (n = 1012)
Female (n = 666)
Cecal insertion time (min)
P value Cecal insertion time (min)
P value
≤ 10 (n = 800) > 10 (n = 212) ≤ 10 (n = 478) > 10 (n = 188)
Age (yr) 0.089 0.619
< 65 726 (90.8) 184 (86.8) 438 (91.6) 170 (90.4)
≥ 65 74 (9.3) 28 (13.2) 40 (8.4) 18 (9.6)
Obesity indices
BMI (kg/m2) 0.007 0.013
< 23 202 (25.3) 58 (27.4) 255 (53.3) 118 (62.8)b
23-24.9 261 (32.6) 46 (21.7)a 127 (26.6) 30 (16.0)
≥ 25 337 (42.1) 108 (50.9) 96 (20.1) 40 (21.3)
WHR 0.414 0.332
Normal 118 (14.8) 36 (17.1) 139 (29.1) 62 (33.0)
High 680 (85.2) 175 (82.9) 338 (70.9) 126 (67.0)
WC (cm) 0.396 0.508
Normal 768 (96.1) 201 (94.8) 330 (69.0) 134 (71.7)
High 31 (3.9) 11 (5.2) 148 (31.0) 53 (28.3)
VAT volume (cm3) 0.123 0.020
< 500 73 (9.1) 24 (11.3) 164 (34.3) 86 (45.7)c
500-1499 606 (75.8) 146 (68.9) 300 (62.8) 96 (51.1)
≥ 1500 121 (15.1) 42 (19.8) 14 (2.9) 6 (3.2)
SAT volume (cm3) 0.511 0.082
< 1000 90 (11.3) 23 (10.8) 17 (3.6) 7 (3.7)
1000-1999 575 (71.9) 146 (68.9) 256 (53.6) 118 (62.8)
≥ 2000 135 (16.9) 43 (20.3) 205 (42.9) 63 (33.5)
History of abdominal surgery 0.087 0.213
No 687 (85.9) 172 (81.1) 390 (81.6) 161 (85.6)
Yes 113 (14.1) 40 (18.9) 88 (18.4) 27 (14.4)
Constipation 0.480 0.350
No 740 (92.5) 193 (91.0) 408 (85.4) 155 (82.4)
Yes 60 (7.5) 19 (9.0) 70 (14.6) 33 (17.6)
Experience < 0.001 0.015
Attending physicians 552 (69.0) 115 (54.2) 281 (58.8) 91 (48.4)
Fellow 248 (31.0) 97 (45.8) 197 (41.2) 97 (51.6)
Bowel preparation 0.561 0.462
Excellent to fair 561 (70.1) 153 (72.2) 359 (75.1) 136 (72.3)
Poor to inadequate 239 (29.9) 59 (27.8) 119 (24.9) 52 (27.7)
Diverticulosis 0.135 0.966
No 734 (91.8) 201 (94.8) 465 (97.3) 183 (97.3)
Yes 66 (8.3) 11 (5.2) 13 (2.7) 5 (2.7)

WHR: male n = 1009, female n = 665; WC: male n = 1011, female n = 665.

a

P = 0.004 vs BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2,

b

P = 0.009 vs BMI 23-24.9 kg/m2,

c

P = 0.015 vs VAT volume 500-1499 cm3. BMI: Body mass index; WHR: Waist-to-hip circumference ratio; WC: Waist circumference; VAT: Visceral adipose tissue; SAT: Subcutaneous adipose tissue.