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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2012; 18(32): 4350-4356
Published online Aug 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i32.4350
Published online Aug 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i32.4350
Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the enrolled patients n (%)
| Methadone patients | Controls | P value | |
| Number of patients | 56 | 68 | |
| Number of colonoscopies | 67 | 72 | |
| Average age (yr) | 52.2 ± 9.2 | 54.6 ± 15.5 | 0.27 |
| Gender | 0.67 | ||
| Male | 46 (68.7) | 47 (65.3) | |
| Female | 21 (31.3) | 25 (34.7) | |
| Indication | |||
| Bleeding | 22 (32.4) | 47 (40.9) | |
| Anemia | 3 (4.4) | 25 (21.7) | |
| Screening | 31 (45.6) | 11 (9.6) | |
| Abdominal pain | 5 (7.4) | 8 (7) | |
| Other | 7 (10.3) | 24 (20.9) |
- Citation: Verma S, Fogel J, Beyda DJ, Bernstein B, Notar-Francesco V, Mohanty SR. Chronic methadone use, poor bowel visualization and failed colonoscopy: A preliminary study. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(32): 4350-4356
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i32/4350.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i32.4350