Table 2. Factors contributing to transit time [minute (95% confidence interval)] of capsule endoscopy (CE).
| Factors | Univariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minute (95% confidence interval) | P value | Minute (95% confidence interval) | P value | ||
| Age, vs. <44 years | |||||
| 45–64 years | 10.2 (−25.6, 45.9) | 0.58 | 9.0 (−27.9, 45.9) | 0.63 | |
| 65–74 years | 82.0 (44.4, 119.6) | <0.0001 | 85.1 (45.6, 124.5) | <0.0001 | |
| >75 years | 100.1 (60.0, 140.1) | <0.0001 | 104.7 (63.5, 145.9) | <0.0001 | |
| Male vs. female | −9.9 (−38.7, 19.0) | 0.50 | 4.8 (−23.6, 33.3) | 0.74 | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | |||||
| ≥30 | −26.9 (−127.7, 74.0) | 0.60 | −40.7 (−136.2, 54.8) | 0.40 | |
| 25–29.9 | −1.0 (−43.8, 41.8) | 0.96 | −0.005 (−41.1, 41.1) | 0.9998 | |
| 18.5–24.9 | Ref | – | Ref | – | |
| ≤18.4 | 7.2 (−24.6, 39.0) | 0.66 | 20.2 (−10.8, 51.2) | 0.20 | |
| Diabetes | 41.1 (−12.9, 95.2) | 0.14 | 25.0 (−28.1, 78.1) | 0.36 | |
| History of abdominal surgery | 20.1 (−15.8, 56.1) | 0.27 | −0.7 (−36.4, 35.1) | 0.97 | |
| Prokinetics | −26.8 (−77.4, 23.8) | 0.30 | −45.0 (−94.1, 4.1) | 0.073 | |
| Diagnosis | |||||
| Normal | Ref | – | Ref | – | |
| Erosion, angioectasia, ulcer | −0.9 (−33.0, 31.1) | 0.95 | −2.1 (−33.6, 29.5) | 0.90 | |
| Stenosis | 136.7 (5.1, 268.4) | 0.042 | 127.0 (0.3, 253.6) | 0.0495 | |
| Polyp, tumor | 32.7 (−11.1, 76.6) | 0.14 | 33.2 (−9.4, 75.9) | 0.13 | |
| Others | 67.8 (−14.0, 149.6) | 0.10 | 61.3 (−17.6, 140.2) | 0.13 | |
BMI, body mass index.