Table 2.
Frequency of gastroparesis symptoms among study participants.
| Gastroparesis symptoms | Severity of the symptom, N (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Very mild | Mild | Moderate | Sever | Very severe | |
| Nausea | 227 (59.0) | 29 (7.5) | 29 (10.1) | 60 (15.6) | 21 (5.5) | 9 (2.3) |
| Retching | 304 (79.0) | 20 (5.2) | 27 (7.0) | 22 (5.7) | 12 (3.1) | — |
| Vomiting | 316 (82.1) | 22 (5.7) | 18 (4.7) | 16 (4.2) | 13 (3.4) | — |
| Stomach fullness | 180 (46.8) | 44 (11.4) | 46 (11.9) | 66 (17.1) | 34 (8.8) | 15 (3.9) |
| Feeling excessively full after meals | 183 (47.5) | 46 (11.9) | 49 (12.7) | 55 (14.3) | 38 (9.9) | 14 (3.6) |
| Not able to finish a normal-sized meal | 213 (55.3) | 31 (8.1) | 34 (8.8) | 56 (14.5) | 37 (9.6) | 14 (3.6) |
| Loss of appetite | 218 (56.6) | 43 (11.2) | 48 (12.5) | 41 (10.6) | 22 (5.7) | 13 (3.4) |
| Bloating | 204 (53.0) | 25 (6.5) | 39 (10.1) | 59 (15.3) | 32 (8.3) | 26 (6.8) |
| Stomach or belly visibly larger | 191 (49.6) | 36 (9.4) | 42 (10.9) | 55 (14.3) | 36 (9.4) | 25 (6.5) |
| GCSI overall score, median (IQR) | 0.9 (0.2-1.9) | |||||
Abbreviations: GCSI, Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index; IQR, interquartile range.