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Table 2 Characteristics of study subjects stratified by the sensation of postprandial fullness.

From: Postprandial fullness correlates with rapid inflow of gastric content into duodenum but not with chronic gastritis

 

Postprandial fullness

   
 

Total (n = 253)

(+)

(-)

   
 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

χ2

P -value

Age (years)

      

<39

13 (5.1)

4 (5.4)

9 (5.0)

reference

  

40-44

67 (26.5)

15 (20.3)

52 (29.1)

0.649 (0.175-2.406)

  

45-49

58 (22.9)

20 (27.0)

38 (21.2)

1.184 (0.324-4.329)

  

50-54

67 (26.5)

24 (32.4)

43 (24.0)

1.256 (0.349-4.514)

  

55-59

30 (11.9)

8 (10.8)

22 (12.3)

0.818 (0.196-3.416)

  

60<

18 (7.1)

3 (4.1)

15 (8.4)

0.450 (0.081-2.488)

5.178

0.395†

Chronic gastritis

(+)

72 (28.5)

21 (28.4)

51 (28.5)

reference

  

(-)

181 (71.5)

53 (71.6)

128 (71.5)

1.006 (0.552-1.833)

0.001

0.973† †

Gastric barium excretion

V

136 (53.8)

30 (40.5)

106 (59.2)

reference

  

V-H

40 (15.8)

9 (12.2)

31 (17.3)

1.026 (0.440-2.390)

  

H-V

21 (8.3)

8 (10.8)

13 (7.3)

2.174 (0.825-5.733)

  

H

56 (22.1)

27 (36.5)

29 (16.2)

3.290 (1.696-6.381)

14.806

0.002†

  1. † χ2 test.
  2. † † Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test adjusted for age.