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. 2022 Jan 25;7:4. doi: 10.21037/tgh.2020.02.13

Table 3. Univariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with colonoscopy cancellations.

Characteristics Univariate unadjusted Multivariate adjusted
Odds ratio P value Odds ratio P value
Education level
   Illiterate Ref N/A Ref N/A
   High school 1.15 0.46 1.09 0.68
   College 1.13 0.56 1.01 0.96
   Grad school 1.95 0.03 1.93 0.04
Ethnicity
   African American Ref N/A Ref N/A
   Caucasian 0.7 0.12 0.75 0.2
   Asian 0.49 0.12 0.42 0.06
   Hispanic 0.47 <0.01 0.47 <0.01
   Other ethnicity 0.09 0.02 0.01 0.02
Dementia 0.44 0.18
Cancer 1.28 0.16
Constipation 1.44 0.02 1.29 0.13
Iron supplement 1.49 0.02 1.26 0.19
Hemoglobin <10 1.64 <0.01 1.41 0.05
Indication for colonoscopy
   Bleeding/iron deficiency anemia Ref N/A Ref N/A
   Malignancy evaluations 0.73 0.35 0.84 0.61
   Constipation/diarrhea/pain 0.89 0.64 1.14 0.62
   Other indications 0.43 <0.01 0.53 0.04