Table 2.
Postprandial distress syndrome and epigastric pain syndrome patient characteristics
| Postprandial distress syndrome (n = 13) | Epigastric pain syndrome (n = 9) | P value | |
| Age (yr) | 46 (23-59) | 44 (37-58) | 0.7131 |
| Height (cm) | 160 (154-175) | 161 (150-168) | 0.9461 |
| Weight (kg) | 54 (45 -70) | 57 (47-62) | 0.8411 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 20.7 (17.63-27.34) | 22.27 (18.44-26.22) | 0.6401 |
| Growth hormone (ng/mL) | 0.41 (0.03 -9.16) | 0.46 (0.01-14.72) | 0.4041 |
| Insulin (μIU/mL) | 8.99 (4.12-14.38) | 7.88 (4.00-13.80) | 0.6641 |
| Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL) | 92 (81-107) | 86 (70-95) | 0.1141 |
| Helicobacter pylori infection rate (%) | 53.8 (7/13) | 11.1 (1/9) | 0.0742 |
| Fasting plasma levels of acylated ghrelin (pg/mL) | 58.31 (30.53-139.12) | 49.79 (25.56-95.14) | 0.4431 |
| Postprandial plasma levels of acylated ghrelin (pg/mL) | 35.66 (19.61-112.25) | 32.78 (12.35-141.16) | 0.6161 |
1
Analysis by Mann-Whitney U test;
2
Analysis by Fisher’s exact test.