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. 2020 Apr 16;20:111. doi: 10.1186/s12876-020-01257-4

Table 2.

Characteristics between groups

HD-WLE—NBI (n = 20) NBI—HD-WLE (n = 21) P value
Males (n, %) 9 (45) 13 (61.9) 0.35
Age (years, mean) 59.9 59.3 0.84
BMI (Kg/m2, mean) 26.1 27.7 0.24
Median number of detected polyps on 1st withdrawal (n, IQR) 2.5 (1–4) 3 (2–8) 0.15
Median size of resected polyps on 1st withdrawal (mm, IQR) 3 (2–4) 3 (2–4) 0.8
Mean time 1st withdrawal (min, SD) 11.1 (3.9) 12.9 (4.4) 0.2
Mean time 2nd withdrawal (min, SD) 9.1 (3.7) 7.1 (2.1) 0.05
Mean time from baseline colonoscopy (months, 95% CI) 7.2 (4.4–10.0) 6.2 (4.5–7.9) 0.53
Colonoscope at baseline examination (n, %) 0.99
165 Olympus series 2 (10.0) 2 (9.5)
180 Olympus series 7 (35.0) 7 (33.3)
190 Olympus series 11 (55.0) 12 (57.1)

HD-WLE high-definition white light endoscopy, NBI narrow-band imaging, BMI body mass index, SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range