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Table 2 Comparison of clinical characteristics according to gastric emptying time

From: Gastroparesis might not be uncommon in patients with diabetes mellitus in a real-world clinical setting: a cohort study

Characteristics

Gastric emptying time

P-value

 

Delayed

(n = 39)

Normal

(n = 49)

Rapid

(n = 80)

DM type

   

0.057

    Type 1 DM, n (%)

0

0

2 (100)

 

    Type 2 DM, n (%)

39 (23.5)

49 (29.5)

78 (47.0)

 

Duration of DM (years)

9.4 ± 9.8

7.6 ± 10.3

9. 0 ± 10.8

0.591

Age

65.0 ± 13.6

57.2 ± 18.1

60.2 ± 14.7

0.044

BMI, kg/m2

24.9 ± 3.4

25.1 ± 4.8

25.7 ± 4.5

0.566

Glycated A1c, %

10.3 ± 2.7

9.6 ± 2.4

10.2 ± 2.5

0.285

Fasting glucose, mg/dl

176.3 ± 87.5

151.2 ± 59.4

181.0 ± 68.7

0.030

Postprandial glucose, mg/dl

271.5 ± 89.4

262.8 ± 81.1

284.3 ± 97.1

0.479

Serum glucose before GET, mg/dl

133.6 ± 28.6

132.9 ± 33.4

132.0 ± 29.9

0.964

GFR, ml/min/1.73m2

1.3 ± 2.0

0.9 ± 0.4

1.0 ± 0.6

0.106

DM complication, n(%)

    

    Macrovascular

14 (8.3)

20 (11.9)

30 (17.9)

0.871

    Retinopathy

10 (6.0)

4 (2.4)

26 (15.5)

0.001

    Nephropathy

2 (1.2)

4 (2.4)

8 (4.8)

0.627

    Peripheral neuropathy

19 (11.3)

12 (7.1)

41 (24.4)

0.001

    Autonomic neuropathy

20 (11.9)

17 (10.1)

39 (23.2)

0.026

    Hypoglycemia

0 (0.0)

1(5.6)

1 (5.6)

N/A

  1. Note: Data are presented as means or as distribution inclusion percentages
  2. ALT alanine aminotransferase: AST aspartate aminotransferase: BMI body mass index: DM diabetes mellitus: GET gastric emptying time: GFR estimated glomerular filtration rate
  3. * categorization using gastric retention of technetium-99 m: rapid (< 65% at 1 hr. or < 20% at 2 hrs), normal (6 ≤ 0% at 2 hrs and/or ≤ 10% at 4 hrs), delayed (> 60% at 2 hrs and/or > 10% at 4 hrs)