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. 2019 Sep 11;102(2):133–140. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0117

Table 2.

Patient demographics and baseline characteristics

Variable^a	MBP only group (n = 156)	MBP + OABP group (n = 155)	P-value (exploratory)
Age (years)	68.3 (20–94) SD 13.2	68.7 (16-89) SD 13.6	0.772
Sex:			0.384
Male	70 (44.9%)	61 (39.4%)
Female	86 (55.1%)	94 (60.6%)
Current smoker:			0.857
No	141 (90.4%)	142 (91.6%)
Yes	15 (9.6%)	13 (8.4%)
Body mass index (kg/m²)	27.8 (16.8–59.3) SD 5.8	28.1 (17.7–56.2) SD 5.5	0.627

^a Continuous variables reported as mean (range) and standard deviation. Discrete variables reported as frequency (percentage).

MBP, mechanical bowel preparation; OABP, oral antibiotic bowel preparation.