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Table 2 Prevalence of functional dyspepsia subtypes among HCV patients and controls

From: The prevalence of functional dyspepsia using Rome III questionnaire among chronic hepatitis C patients

Parameter

HCV positive patients

Normal controls

n = 166

n = 43

Patients with PDS

153 (86.1 %)

28 (65.1 %)

Patients with EPS

13 (13.9 %)

15 (34.9 %)

P value

<0.005**

<0.03**

  1. HCV Hepatitis C virus; PDS Post prandial distress syndrome; EPS Epigastric pain syndrome
  2. **Statistically significant
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BMC Gastroenterology

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