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. 2019 Dec 10;7(12):E1755–E1760. doi: 10.1055/a-0967-4744

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.

1

Statistically significant