TABLE 3.

Sociodemographic characteristics of healthy children vs children with FGIDs

	Age (year)	Sex*		Parent structure*		Parent employment*		Parent education (years)*		School missed*		No. of siblings*
		M	F	Single	Both	Yes	No	<12	≥12	Yes	No	<2	≥2
FGID children (n = 47)	10.4 ± 3.8	38.3	61.7†	78.7‡	21.3	78.7	21.3	12.7	87.3	12.7‡	87.3	42.5	57.5
Healthy children (n = 196)	10.8 ± 4	56.1	43.9	65.8	34.2	83.1	16.9	15.8	84.2	5.6	94.4	32.1	67.9

M = male, F = female.

^*Results are given as percentages.

^†P = 0.028, FGIDs vs healthy children.

^‡P = 0.08, FGIDs vs healthy children.