Table 2.
Demographic and clinical variables of patients choosing split-dose regimen and evening- before regimen.
| Split-Dosing Group (n = 239) | Evening-Before Group (n = 47) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 59.7 | (6.2) | 59.2 | (5.9) | 0.64° |
| Male, n (%) | 114 | (47.7) | 27 | (57.4) | 0.29* |
| Education, n (%) | |||||
| high school/ degree | 114 | (47.7) | 20 | (42.6) | 0.63* |
| less than high school | 125 | (52.3) | 27 | (57.4) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||||
| married | 198 | (82.8) | 37 | (78.7) | 0.85^ |
| divorced | 11 | (4.6) | 4 | (8.5) | |
| widowed | 6 | (2.5) | 2 | (4.3) | |
| single | 24 | (10.1) | 4 | (8.5) | |
| Work activity, n (%) | |||||
| full time | 99 | (41.4) | 19 | (40.4) | 0.62^ |
| part time | 9 | (3.8) | 0 | (0) | |
| unemployed/retired | 98 | (41.0) | 20 | (42.6) | |
| housekeeper | 33 | (13.8) | 8 | (17.0) | |
| First colonoscopy, n (%) | 45 | (18.8) | 10 | (21.3) | 0.85* |
| Colonoscopy scheduling time, n (%) | |||||
| from 8.00 to 9.00 a.m. | 131 | (54.8) | 30 | (63.8) | 0.33* |
| from 9.00 to 10.00 a.m. | 108 | (45.2) | 17 | (36.2) | |
| Travel time to hospital, n (%) | ( | ||||
| <30 min | 127 | (53.1) | 21 | 44.7) | 0.09^ |
| from 30 to 60 min | 104 | (43.5) | 21 | (44.7) | |
| >60 min | 8 | (3.4) | 5 | (10.6) | |
*
Chi-square test
°Student’s t-test
^Chi-square test for trends
SD: standard deviation