Table 2 Patient Characteristics by Whether or not Dietary Education was Given
From: Many pediatric patients with gastroparesis do not receive dietary education
No Dietary Education | Dietary Education | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 63 | n = 98 | ||
Age | 0.65 | ||
2–12 years | 37 (58.7%) | 54 (55.1%) | |
13- 18 years | 26 (41.3%) | 44 (44.9%) | |
Race/Ethnicity | 0.81 | ||
Non-Hispanic White | 40 (63.5%) | 56 (57.1%) | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 4 (6.3%) | 6 (6.1%) | |
Hispanic | 16 (25.4%) | 32 (32.7%) | |
Other/Missinga | 3 (4.8%) | 4 (4.1%) | |
Gender | 0.81 | ||
Male | 23 (36.5%) | 34 (34.7%) | |
Female | 40 (63.5%) | 64 (65.3%) | |
Outpatient Setting | 0.92 | ||
Medical Center | 55 (87.3%) | 85 (86.7%) | |
Community | 5 (7.9%) | 13 (13.3%) | |
Two Cardinal Symptoms: | |||
Abdominal pain and nausea/vomiting | 25 (39.7%) | 31 (31.6%) | 0.29 |
Abdominal pain and early satiety | 1 (1.6%) | 1 (1.0%) | 0.75 |
Nausea/vomiting and early satiety | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (3.1%) | 0.27 |
Nausea/vomiting and dyspepsia | 2 (3.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.17 |
Nausea/vomiting and abdominal distension | 1 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.41 |
Abdominal pain and dyspepsia | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (2.0%) | 0.25 |
Abdominal pain and distension | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (2.0%) | 0.35 |
Weight Loss/Failure to Thrive | 0.16 | ||
No | 46 (73.0%) | 60 (61.2%) | |
Yes | 17 (27.0%) | 38 (38.8%) | |
Route of nutrition | 0.31 | ||
Full oral | 55 (87.3%) | 91 (92.9%) | |
Oral and enteral tube feeds | 7 (11.1%) | 4 (4.1%) | |
All enteral tube feeds | 1 (1.6%) | 2 (2.0%) | |