Table 3. Predictors of technical difficulty.
Variable | Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
Odds ratio | 95 % CI | P value | Odds ratio | 95 % CI | P value | ||
Location | Duodenal flexure (SDA/IDA) | 2.83 | 1.25 – 6.37 | 0.012 1 | 2.61 | 1.02 – 6.68 | 0.047 1 |
Others | 1 | 1 | |||||
Site | Posterior wall | 1.49 | 0.75 – 2.96 | 0.26 | 0.94 | 0.42 – 2.11 | 0.89 |
Others | 1 | 1 | |||||
Lesion size | > 40 mm | 1.08 | 0.86 – 1.53 | < 0.01 1 | 5.26 | 2.15 – 12.9 | < 0.01 1 |
≤ 39 mm | 1 | 1 | |||||
Occupied | More than 1/2 | 12.6 | 4.47 – 35.7 | < 0.01 1 | 5.80 | 1.83 – 18.4 | < 0.01 1 |
circumference | Less than 1/2 | 1 | 1 |
SDA, supraduodenal angle; IDA, inferior duodenal angle.
Statistically significant