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Table 1 Baseline information of the intervention and the control groups

From: The effectiveness of walking exercise on the bowel preparation before colonoscopy: a single blind randomized clinical trial study

Variable

Intervention group (n = 131)

Control group

(n = 131)

P-value

Age, mean ± SD*

50.90 ± 14.27

51.70 ± 14.10

0.621

Gender, % of men

58 (9/42)

67 (2/49)

0.298

Number of steps, mean ± SD

8866.20 ± 4699.00

6120.60 ± 3975.00

< 0.001

BMI**, mean ± SD

26.70 ± 4.50

26.80 ± 5.90

0.878

Smoking,

% of positive responses

11 (8.10)

16 (11.70)

0.320

History of gastrointestinal surgery, % of positive responses

22 (16.20)

20 (14.70)

0.718

History of gynecological surgery, % of positive responses

34 (25.10)

36 (26.40)

0.809

History of chronic disease, % of positive responses

59 (43.70)

69 (50.70)

0.223

Colonoscopy time (min)

20.20 (11.00)

18.30 (9.00)

0.123

Time to receive cecum (min)

9.80 (6.50)

9.00 (6.80)

0.329

  1. *Standard Deviation, **Body Mass Index