Table 4.
Comparisons between groups stratified by the observation or nonobservation of the entire small bowel by capsule endoscopy involving the endoscopic delivery method using a retrieval net.
| Variables | Entire small-bowel observation | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Yes) (n = 19) | (No) (n = 10) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 12 (63) | 4 (40) | 0.270 |
| Female | 7 (37) | 6 (60) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| <65 | 5 (26) | 3 (30) | 1.000 |
| ≥65 | 14 (74) | 7 (70) | |
| Inpatients | 7 (37) | 5 (50) | 0.694 |
| Performance status | |||
| 0–2 | 18 (95) | 9 (90) | 1.000 |
| 3–4 | 1 (5) | 1 (10) | |
| Body mass index | |||
| Underweight | 6 (31) | 4 (40) | 0.901 |
| Normal range | 11 (58) | 5 (50) | |
| Overweight | 2 (11) | 1 (10) | |
| Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding | 10 (53) | 5 (50) | 1.000 |
| History of gastrointestinal surgical resection | |||
| Yes | 4 (21) | 7 (70) | 0.017 |
| No | 15 (79) | 3 (30) | |
| Cranial nerve disease | |||
| Yes | 8 (42) | 5 (50) | 0.714 |
| No | 11 (58) | 5 (50) | |
| Diabetes | |||
| Yes | 5 (26) | 2 (20) | 1.000 |
| No | 14 (74) | 8 (80) | |
| (%) | |||