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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gastroenterology. 2008 Dec 24;136(4):1225–1233. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.12.047

Table 1.

Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Gastroparesis

Definite gastroparesis(n=83) Definite & probable gastroparesis(n=127) Definite & probable & possible gastroparesis (n=222)
Age at onset (years, mean ± SD) 44 ± 21 47 ± 20 51 ± 21
Gender (No. of female, %) 68 (81.9%) 97 (76.4%) 154 (69.4%)
BMI (mean ± SD) (kg/m2) 24.9 ± 6.8 26.2 ± 7.0 27.0 ± 7.7
Marital status-married (%) 33 (39.8%) 51 (40.2%) 94 (42.3%)
Education
 -high school/college (%)		 68 (81.9%) 103 (81.1%) 165 (74.3%)
Work-employed or student (%) 37 (44.6%) 52 (40.9%) 80 (36.0%)
Alcohol use (%) 22 (26.5%) 34 (26.8%) 50 (22.5%)
Tobacco use (%) 29 (34.9%) 43 (33.9%) 86 (38.7%)

Three diagnostic definitions were used; definite gastroparesis, delayed gastric emptying and typical symptoms; probable gastroparesis, typical symptoms as above and food retention on endoscopy or upper GI study; possible gastroparesis, typical symptoms alone or delayed gastric emptying without GI symptoms. BMI, body mass index.