Clinical Study

Prediction of Inadequate Bowel Preparation Using Total and Segmental Colon Transit Time in Patients with Chronic Constipation: Some Different Outcomes

Table 9

Diagnostic function of total and segmental CTTs compared with BBPS for inadequate bowel preparation in the STC group.

TCTT (48.0 h)BBPSRTT (15.5 h)RBBPSLTT (17.5 h)LBBPSRSTT (19.0 h)RSBBPS
<6≥6<2≥2<2≥2<2≥2

≥48.0203≥15.5144≥17.5165≥19.0142
<48.0116<15.5616<17.5415<19.0321
Total2119Total2020Total2020Total1723

TCTT: total colon transit time; BBPS: Boston Bowel Preparation Scale; RTT: right colon transit time; RBBPS: right colon Boston Bowel Preparation Scale; LTT: left colon transit time; LBBPS: left colon Boston Bowel Preparation Scale; RSTT: rectal sigmoid colon transit time; RSBBPS: rectal sigmoid colon Boston Bowel Preparation Scale.