pISSN 2636-0004eISSN 2636-0012
pISSN 2636-0004Baseline Characteristics
| Factor | Thin-snare group ( |
Thick-snare group ( |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr, mean ± SD) | 60.0 ± 12.1 | 61.6 ± 10.3 | 0.400 |
| Sex (%) | 0.010 | ||
| Male | 42 (63.6) | 59 (83.1) | |
| Female | 24 (36.4) | 12 (16.9) | |
| Indication (%) | 0.647 | ||
| Screening | 47 (71.2) | 46 (64.8) | |
| Surveillance | 19 (28.8) | 25 (35.2) | |
| Endoscopist experience (%) | 0.495 | ||
| Expert | 37 (56.1) | 44 (62.0) | |
| Less experienced | 29 (43.9) | 27 (38.0) | |
| Polyp size (mm, mean ± SD or %) | 6.2 ± 1.1 | 6.0 ± 0.8 | 0.157 |
| 5–6 | 41 (62.1) | 59 (83.1) | |
| 7–8 | 25 (37.9) | 12 (16.9) | |
| Polyp morphology (%) | 0.927 | ||
| Polypoid | 3 (4.5) | 3 (4.2) | |
| Non-polypoid | 63 (95.5) | 68 (95.8) | |
| Polyp location (%) | 0.108 | ||
| Right colon | 41 (62.1) | 46 (64.8) | |
| Left colon | 25 (37.9) | 25 (35.2) | |
| Pathologic findings (%) | 0.773 | ||
| Adenoma | 63 (95.5) | 67 (94.4) | |
| SSL | 3 (4.5) | 4 (5.6) |