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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Gastroenterol. 2019 Feb;114(2):305–314. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000057

TABLE 3.

Multivariable regressions on BBPS total score and adequate bowel cleansing (N=4339).

Variable BBPS total score
mean ± SD
Adjusted p-value * Adequate bowel cleansing
n (%)
OR [95% CI] *
Prescribed bowel prep:
  GoLYTELY® 6.67 ± 1.87 reference 430 (84.0%) reference
  Moviprep® 7.11 ± 1.62 .004 267 (91.1%) 1.44 [0.85–2.44]
  Miralax® with Gatorade® 7.09 ± 1.64 <.001 2499 (92.5%) 1.76 [1.24–2.49]
  Prepopik®/Clenpiq® 7.01 ± 1.59 .18 205 (90.7%) 1.24 [0.70–2.21]
  Suprep® 7.28 ± 1.66 <.001 426 (90.6%) 1.37 [0.86–2.16]
  Magnesium citrate 6.89 ± 1.56 .39 48 (90.6%) 1.54 [0.57–4.17]
  Osmoprep® 7.04 ± 1.86 .27 67 (81.7%) 0.70 [0.36–1.37]

Bowel prep completion:
  Did not complete prep 6.89 ± 1.88 reference 298 (86.6%) reference
  Fully completed prep 7.07 ± 1.66 .23 3606 (91.2%) 1.36 [0.96–1.93]
  Unknown 7.43 ± 1.52 .07 38 (95.0%) 2.82 [0.64–12.37]

Bowel prep dosing:
  Day-before dosing 6.97 ± 1.70 reference 2392 (89.4%) reference
  Split dosing 7.18 ± 1.63 .001 1550 (93.2%) 1.35 [1.05–1.74]

Procedure in addition to colonoscopy:
  No 7.09 ± 1.65 reference 2647 (91.6%) reference
  Yes 6.99 ± 1.74 .19 1295 (89.4%) 0.82 [0.65–1.04]

Fellow involvement:
  No 7.07 ± 1.68 reference 3390 (91.0%) reference
  Yes 6.98 ± 1.66 .59 552 (89.9%) 0.96 [0.70–1.31]

Withdrawal time:
  ≥6 minutes 7.12 ± 1.62 reference 3253 (91.5%) reference
  <6 minutes 7.31 ± 1.68 .08 250 (94.3%) 1.42 [0.80–2.50]
  Unknown 6.48 ± 1.97 <.001 439 (84.9%) 0.55 [0.42–0.74]

Age:
  18–49 y 7.11 ± 1.73 reference 976 (89.8%) reference
  50–64 y 7.08 ± 1.71 .74 1600 (90.8%) 1.06 [0.79–1.42]
  ≥65 y 6.98 ± 1.61 .15 1366 (91.7%) 1.09 [0.79–1.50]

Gender:
  Female 7.16 ± 1.66 reference 2034 (91.5%) reference
  Male 6.95 ± 1.69 <.001 1908 (90.1%) 0.82 [0.65–1.02]

Race/ethnicity:
  Non-Hispanic white 7.05 ± 1.66 reference 2687 (91.0%) reference
  Non-Hispanic black 6.87 ± 1.78 .07 450 (90.2%) 0.87 [0.61–1.24]
  Latino 7.05 ± 1.74 .51 373 (87.8%) 0.71 [0.49–1.02]
  Asian 7.35 ± 1.57 .002 259 (93.2%) 1.42 [0.85–2.37]
  Other/unknown 7.15 ± 1.65 .35 173 (93.5%) 1.44 [0.78–2.69]

Primarily language:
  English speaker 7.07 ± 1.68 reference 3623 (91.0%) reference
  Non-English speaker 6.92 ± 1.69 .51 319 (89.6%) 1.08 [0.71–1.66]

Body mass index (kg/m2):
  <25 7.04 ± 1.68 reference 1712 (90.2%) reference
  25–29.9 7.13 ± 1.66 .005 1202 (91.6%) 1.25 [0.96–1.62]
  ≥30 6.97 ± 1.69 .60 976 (91.0%) 1.23 [0.93–1.64]
  Unknown 7.29 ± 1.67 .51 52 (94.6%) 1.72 [0.52–5.70]

Opioid use:
  No 7.12 ± 1.62 reference 3371 (92.1%) reference
  Yes 6.69 ± 1.91 <.001 571 (84.3%) 0.51 [0.39–0.65]

Tricyclic antidepressant use:
  No 7.06 ± 1.67 reference 3884 (91.1%) reference
  Yes 6.47 ± 1.99 .005 58 (79.5%) 0.36 [0.20–0.67]

Type I or II diabetes:
  No 7.11 ± 1.67 reference 3322 (91.3%) reference
  Yes 6.79 ± 1.72 .001 620 (88.6%) 0.76 [0.56–1.03]

Liver cirrhosis:
  No 7.07 ± 1.67 reference 3886 (91.1%) reference
  Yes 6.29 ± 1.79 .005 56 (74.7%) 0.45 [0.24–0.83]

BBPS, Boston Bowel Preparation Scale; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; SD, standard deviation.

*

The multivariable linear and logistic regression models with random effects included all variables in the table.

Adequate bowel cleansing was defined as total BBPS score ≥6 with each segment BBPS score ≥2.