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Table 3 Sociodemographic and health-related characteristics of 220 patients

From: Comparing diagnostic performance of Cantonese-Chinese version of Rome IV criteria and a short Reference Standard for functional dyspepsia in China

Sociodemographic and health-related characteristics

Results

Mean age, year (SD)

52.7 (12.8)

Mean body mass index, kg/m2 (SD)

22.0 (3.8)

Female sex, n (%)

177 (80.4)

Tobacco user, n (%)

12 (5.4)

Alcohol user, n (%)

60 (27.2)

Educational level, n (%)

 

Primary school

19 (8.6)

Junior Secondary (Secondary 1–3)

55 (25.0)

Senior Secondary (Secondary 4–5)

56 (25.5)

Sixth form, industrial training, or vocational training

15 (6.8)

College (non-degree programme or associate degree)

13 (5.9)

University

62 (28.2)

Occupation, n (%)

 

Retired

44 (20.0)

Unemployed

7 (3.2)

Student

4 (1.8)

Homemaker

31 (14.1)

Employed

134 (60.9)

Number of chronic conditions, n (%)

 

None

156 (70.9)

1

41 (18.6)

2

14 (6.4)

 ≥ 3

9 (4.1)

Self-assessment of health status, n (%)

 

Excellent

0 (0.0)

Good

12 (5.5)

Fair

54 (24.5)

Poor

128 (58.2)

Very poor

26 (11.8)

Met Reference Standard for FD, n (%)

 

Total

186 (84.5)

Patients without organic upper GI diseases

160 (72.7)

Met Rome IV criteria for FD, n (%)

 

Total

106 (48.2)

Patients without organic upper GI diseases

79 (35.9)

  1. FD: Functional dyspepsia; GI: Gastrointestinal; SD: Standard deviation