Table 3.
Multiple Comparisons Among the Groups for Bowel Preparation in Capsule Endoscopy
| GTT | OTT | SITT | Visualization Sub-score | Obscuration Sub-score | Total Park Score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Comparison | Mean Difference | P* | Mean Difference | P | Mean Difference | P* | Mean Difference | P* | Mean Difference | P* | Mean Difference | P* |
| G1 vs. G2 | −4.545 | 1.000 | 54.418 | .069 | 30.382 | .523 | −0.25745 | .060 | −0.24873 | .060 | −0.22109 | .118 |
| G1 vs.G3 | −11.740 | .339 | 33.135 | .488 | 30.763 | .502 | −0.51341 * | <.001 | −0.33617 * | .005 | −0.43136 * | <.001 |
| G2 vs. G3 | −7.194 | .990 | −21.283 | 1.000 | 0.381 | 1.000 | −0.25595 | .060 | −0.08744 | 1.000 | −0.21027 | .147 |
G1, clear liquid diet and fasting-based preparation; G2, clear liquid diet and fasting-based preparation + 1 L of polyethylene glycol/ascorbic acid booster; G3, clear liquid diet and fasting-based preparation + 0.5 L of polyethylene glycol/ascorbic acid booster;
GTT, gastric transit time; OTT, orocecal transit time; SITT, small-intestine transit time.*The mean difference is significant at P ≤ .05 level.