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Table 1 Baseline participants’ characteristics between groups

From: 99mTc-sodium phytate is a valid alternative to the gold-standard 99mTc-sulfur colloid in the measurement of gastric emptying among healthy multi-ethnic Asian population: results of a randomized cross-over trial

Variables

Overall population

Group 1

Group 2

Statistics

Age (years)

28.4 (7.0)

25.9 (5.9)

32.4 (7.0)

P = 0.025a

Sex (n)

Male (%)

17 (54.8%)

7 (44.4%)

10 (76.9%)

P = 0.067b

Female (%)

14 (45.2%)

11 (55.6%)

3 (23.1%)

Weight (kg)

65.8 (14.1)

63.8 (14.1)

68.6 (14.2)

P = 0.378a

Height (m)

1.64 (0.1)

1.59 (0.1)

1.69 (0.1)

P = 0.005a

BMI (kg/m2)

24.5 (4.3)

24.9 (4.5)

23.9 (4.2)

P = 0.535a

  1. Data are presented as mean (SD), except for sex
  2. Group 1: 99mTc-SC, then 99mTc-SP (n = 18)
  3. Group 2: 99mTc-SP, then 99mTc-SC (n = 13)
  4. aMann-Whitney U test
  5. bFisher Exact test