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Table 2 Baseline Participants demographics and characteristics

From: Factors predicting conversion from colon capsule endoscopy to conventional optical endoscopy—findings from the CESCAIL study

Number or participants

611

Age

60.7 ± 13.8

Sex

 

 Male

276 (45.2)

 Female

335 (54.8)

Ethnicity

 

 White British

561 (91.8)

 Asian

17 (2.78)

 Afro-Caribbean

14 (2.3)

 Other Ethnic Group

8 (13.1)

BMI

 

 < 18.5

7 (1.1)

 18.5–24.9

151 (24.7)

 25–29.9

163 (26.7)

 30–39.9

126 (20.6)

 > 40

12 (2.0)

 Missing

146 (23.9)

Alcohol consumption

 

 Yes

328 (53.6)

 No

171 (28.0)

 Missing data

112 (18.3)

Smoking history

 

 Yes

221 (36.2)

 No

286 (46.8)

 Missing data

104 (17.0)

Haemoglobin

 

 > 140

228 (37.3)

 70–140

410 (67.1)

 Missing data

5 (0.8)

Platelet count

 

 450

20 (3.2)

 150–450

493 (80.7)

 < 150

21 (34.3)

 Missing data

5 (0.8)

Creatinine

 

 > 130

4

 < 130

512 (83.8)

 Missing data

23 (3.8)

Antidepressant

 

 Yes

35 (5.7)

 No

576 (94.3)

Opioid/Opiate

 

 Yes

44 (7.2)

 No

567 (92.8)

Antihyperlipidaemics

 

 Yes

33 (5.4)

 No

578 (94.6)

f-Hb (μg/g)

 

 f-Hb ≤ 7

134 (21.9)

 7 < f-Hb ≤ 100

477 (78)

Bowel preparation

 

 Adequate

436 (71.4)

 Poor

140 (22.9)

 Missing data

35 (5.7)

Completion rate

486 (79.5)

Proportion requiring further test

356 (58.3)

Urgent further tests (< 2 weeks)

272 (44.5)

Routine further tests (> 6 weeks)

84 (13.7)

Colonoscopy

206 (33.7)

Flexible sigmoidoscopy

132 (21.6)

OGD

5 (0.01)

CT scan

13 (2.1)

  1. BMI Body mass index, CT scan Computed Tomography scan, OGD Oesophaga-Gastro-Duodenoscopy, FIT Faecal Immunochemical Test
  2. Age are presented as mean ± SD