Implications of small-bowel transit time in the detection rate of capsule endoscopy: A multivariable multicenter study of patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

Table 2 Comparison between groups with significant (P2) and normal/negligible (P0-1) findings of small bowel capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

	P2 group	P0-1 group	P value
n (%)	776 (54)	657 (46)
Age (yr), mean ± SD	69 ± 13	64 ± 16	< 0.0001
Male gender (%)	59.0	54.5	0.09
SBTT (min), mean ± SD	283 ± 105	269 ± 98	0.0015
Pillcam SB (%)	86.3	85.3	0.61
Outpatients (%)	56.6	61	0.1
Center’s volume (%), low/mid/high	7/33/60	3/27/70	< 0.001
Adequate cleanliness (%)	97	95	0.06

SBTT: Small-bowel transit time.