Table 2 Description of the symptoms

Symptoms onset

  6 to 11 months

144 (51%)

  1 to 3 years

75 (26%)

  4 to 10 years

35 (12%)

  More than 10 years

28 (10%)

Type of symptoms

  Epigastralgia

193 (68%)

  Post-prandial fullness

89 (32%)

Intensity of symptoms

  Mild

62 (22%)

  Moderate

125 (44%)

  Severe

94 (33%)

Pain specificity

  Tipic

113/192 (59%)

  Atipic

79 (41%)

Alarm symptoms

  Weight loss

101 (36%)

  Bleeding

14 (5%)

  Dysphagia

11 (4%)