Table 3.

PedsQL Gastrointestinal Symptoms Scales and Module Parent proxy-report results with historical controls from Varni & al. (Qual Life Res (2015) 24:363–378).[10]

GI-PedsQL section	Mean ± SD	Score range	Historical control: Healthy patients	Historical control: GERD patients, mean ± SD
Stomach pain	76.3 ± 22	0–100	79.1 ± 20.3	51.3 ± 26.5
Stomach discomfort when eating	78.8 ± 20.9	0–100	88.6 ± 17.7	66 ± 26.8
Food and drink limits	61.5 ± 11	0–100	91.0 ± 15.6	68.2 ± 29.5
Trouble swallowing	41.66 ± 19.5	0–100	96.5 ± 11.3	68.2 ± 29.5
Heartburn/reflux	66.8 ± 16.1	0–100	93.3 ± 13.0	92.2 ± 15.3
Nausea/vomiting	66.6 ± 19.2	0–100	92.1 ± 15.2	80.8 ± 20.8
Gas/bloating	77.0 ± 21	0–100	86.9 ± 18.9	78.3 ± 24.9
Constipating	98.07 ± 6.9	0–100	89.3 ± 16.0	62.9 ± 25.3
Blood in poop	98.07 ± 6.9	0–100	96.3 ± 12.7	66.5 ± 26
Diarrhea	95.63 ± 5	0–100	90.0 ± 12.7	77.4 ± 22.6
Symptom total score	76.0 ± 14.9	0–100	90 ± 12.7	70.0 ± 17.1

SD: Standard deviation, GERD: Gastroesophageal reflux disease, PedsQL: Pediatric quality of life inventory, GI: Gastrointestinal