Effect of Body Mass Index on Cecal Intubation Time During Unsedated Colonoscopy: Variation Across the Learning Stages of an Endoscopist

12 March 2024: Clinical Research

Cong Gao ^12ABCEF* , Deli Zou ^1E* , Rongrong Cao ^1E* , Yingchao Li ^1B , Dongshuai Su ^1B , Jie Han ^1B , Fei Gao ^1E* , Xingshun Qi ^1ABCDEF*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.942661

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e942661

Table 3 Multiple linear regression analyses of factors of cecal intubation time.

Variables	β	95% CI		P value
Variables	β	Lower	Upper	P value

Age	0.251	0.047	0.125
Female	0.098	−0.076	2.126	0.068
BMI	−0.101	−0.280	−0.006
Difficult defecation	0.019	−1.138	1.692	0.700
History of abdominal surgery	0.093	−0.069	2.348	0.065
Colon polyp/adenoma	0.013	−1.066	1.351	0.817

Age	0.020	−0.027	0.041	0.681
Female	0.168	0.657	2.754
BMI	−0.148	−0.364	−0.078
Difficult defecation	0.032	−1.026	2.088	0.503
History of abdominal surgery	0.067	−0.321	1.847	0.167
Colon diverticulosis	−0.069	−2.440	0.371	0.149

Age	0.176	0.027	0.089
Female	0.038	−0.565	1.269	0.451
BMI	−0.134	−0.300	−0.056
Outpatient	−0.061	−1.455	0.299	0.195
Difficult defecation	0.132	0.528	3.005
History of abdominal surgery	0.141	0.482	2.415
Insufficient bowel preparation	0.100	0.141	3.142
For intermediate group: regression analysis: adjusted R=0.110,