Research Article
The Utility of Capsule Endoscopy in Patients under 50 Years of Age with Recurrent Iron Deficiency Anaemia: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Table 1
Distribution of all the findings on capsule endoscopy in patients <50 and ≥50 years of age with recurrent iron deficiency anaemia.
| | All CE findings | Group 1 () (%) | Group 2 () (%) | value (95% CI; odds ratio)
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| | SB ulcers and erosions | 71 (26) | 174 (25) | 0.815 (0.8 to 1.4; 1.0) | | SBAE | 27 (10) | 198 (28) | <0.0001 (0.2 to 0.4; 0.3) | | SB tumour | 7 (3) | 9 (1) | 0.177 (0.3 to 5.4; 2.0) | | SB Crohn’s disease | 7 (3) | 10 (1) | 0.245 (0.7 to 4.7; 1.8) | | Unspecified blood in the SB | 6 (2) | 37 (5) | 0.038 (0.2 to 1.0; 0.4) | | SB strictures | 3 (1) | 8 (1) | 0.934 (0.3 to 3.6; 1.0) | | SB varices | 2 (1) | 3 (0.4) | 0.568 (0.3 to 10.2; 1.7) | | Others SB findings (polyps, diverticulum, dieulafoy, endometriosis, and celiac) | 6 (2) | 23 (3) | 0.353 (0.3 to 1.6; 0.7) | | UGIT erosions and ulcers | 6 (2) | 46 (7) | 0.008 (0.1 to 0.7; 0.3) | | Unspecified blood in the UGIT | 3 (1) | 23 (3) | 0.066 (0.1 to 1.1; 0.3) | | GAVE | 2 (1) | 21 (3) | 0.051 (0.1 to 1.0; 0.2) | | Other UGIT findings (portal hypertensive gastropathy, varices, AE, tumour, and UGIT polyps) | 8 (3) | 31 (5) | 0.273 (0.3 to 1.4; 0.6) | | Colorectal lesions | 4 (2) | 16 (2) | 0.404 (0.2 to 1.9; 0.6) |
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CE: capsule endoscopy; IDA: iron deficiency anaemia; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; SB: small bowel; AE: angioectasia; UGIT: upper gastrointestinal tract; GAVE: gastric antral vascular ectasia.
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