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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2014; 20(17): 5045-5050
Published online May 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.5045
Published online May 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.5045
Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analyses against the visual analog scale scores in patients who underwent 2nd or subsequent esophagogastroduodenoscopy
| Patients who underwent 2nd or subsequent EGD | VAS score | Univariate | Multivariate |
| Gender | P < 0.05 | P < 0.05 | |
| Male | 3.60 ± 2.20 | ||
| Female | 4.84 ± 2.37 | ||
| Operator | P < 0.05 | P < 0.05 | |
| a | 3.95 ± 2.36 | ||
| b | 4.43 ± 2.34 | ||
| c | 3.57 ± 2.04 | ||
| d | 4.69 ± 2.06 | ||
| e | 2.50 ± 1.00 | ||
| Age-group | P < 0.05 | P < 0.05 | |
| < 39 | 4.99 ± 2.32 | ||
| 40-49 | 4.34 ± 2.49 | ||
| 50-59 | 4.19 ± 2.31 | ||
| 60-69 | 3.99 ± 2.27 | ||
| > 70 | 3.63 ± 2.31 | ||
| Insertion route | P < 0.05 | NS | |
| Transnasal | 4.19 ± 2.27 | ||
| Transoral | 3.93 ± 2.53 | ||
| Examination time (s) | NS | NS | |
| r2 = 0.000843 | |||
| Type of scope | NS | NS | |
| a | 4.22 ± 2.35 | ||
| b | 4.11 ± 2.36 | ||
| c | 3.93 ± 2.29 | ||
| d | 3.98 ± 2.48 | ||
| e | 4.64 ± 2.11 | ||
| f | 3.25 ± 2.24 | ||
| g | 3.82 ± 2.57 |
- Citation: Ono S, Niimi K, Fujishiro M, Takahashi Y, Sakaguchi Y, Nakayama C, Minatsuki C, Matsuda R, Hirayama-Asada I, Tsuji Y, Mochizuki S, Kodashima S, Yamamichi N, Ozeki A, Matsumoto L, Ohike Y, Yamazaki T, Koike K. Evaluation of preferable insertion routes for esophagogastroduodenoscopy using ultrathin endoscopes. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(17): 5045-5050
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i17/5045.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.5045