Negative Video Capsule Endoscopy Had a High Negative Predictive Value for Small Bowel Lesions, but Diagnostic Capability May Be Lower in Young Patients with Overt Bleeding
Table 4
Characteristics of patients whose lesions were missed or were not missed by video capsule endoscopy.
Characteristics
Missed by VCE (n = 9)
Not missed by VCE (n = 133)
Age (year), mean ± SD
47.1 ± 17.7
61.8 ± 16.1
0.009
Male gender, n (%)
7 (77.8%)
68 (51.1%)
0.121
Diabetes, n (%)
0 (0.0%)
36 (27.1%)
0.112
Atherosclerosis, n (%)
2 (22.2%)
43 (32.3%)
0.719
Chronic kidney disease, n (%)
1 (11.1%)
31 (23.3%)
0.683
NSAIDs, n (%)
1 (11.1%)
3 (2.3%)
0.237
Antiplatelets, n (%)
2 (22.2%)
45 (34.6%)
0.718
Anticoagulants, n (%)
1 (11.1%)
21 (16.0%)
>0.99
Overt bleeding, n (%)
8 (88.9%)
73 (55.9%)
0.078
Presenting duration (day), median (range)
14 (0–323)
47 (0–1,925)
0.390
Abdominal pain, n (%)
1 (11.1%)
8 (6.1%)
0.458
Weight loss, n (%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.8%)
>0.99
Hemoglobin level (g/dL), mean ± SD
7.99 ± 1.83
8.62 ± 2.52
0.463
Albumin level (g/dL), mean ± SD
3.78 ± 0.54
3.63 ± 0.68
0.600
Data are shown in n (%), unless specified. A value <0.05 indicates statistical significance. VCE: video capsule endoscopy; SD: standard deviation; NSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
