Table 2.

Comparison of patient characteristics based on PC ingestion difficulty

	PC ingestion difficulty		p value
	yes (n = 22)	no (n = 39)
Boys:girls, n	15:7	25:14	ns
Age, years	11.7±2.2	13.0±1.8	0.04
Height, cm	143.3±14.0	154.6±12.5	0.003
Weight, kg	37.4±12.2	43.3±12.1	ns
BMI percentile, kg/m2	43.3±26.5	32.8±28.3	ns

BMI, body mass index; ns, not statistically and significantly different; PC, patency capsule.