Table 4. Symptom presence in respondents with gastrointestinal symptoms at various age categories.
Age categories | ||||||
18–30 years | 31–40 years | 41–50 years | 51–60 years | 61–70 years | ≥71 years | |
n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | |
Epigastric pain in general | 257/650 (39.5) | 238/627 (38.0) | 303/799 (37.9) | 323/856 (37.7) | 196/594 (33.0) | 88/305 (28.9) |
Belching | 335/672 (49.9) | 288/651 (44.2) | 396/870 (45.5) | 428/932 (45.9) | 278/678 (41.0) | 153/349 (43.8) |
Bloating | 486/667 (72.9) | 441/647 (68.2) | 579/865 (66.9) | 583/942 (61.9) | 351/678 (51.8) | 181/352 (51.4) |
Heartburn in general | 184/666 (27.6) | 223/636 (35.1) | 321/822 (39.1) | 324/853 (38.0) | 200/614 (32.6) | 108/314 (34.4) |
Borborygmi | 511/669 (76.4) | 411/644 (63.8) | 523/864 (60.5) | 518/930 (55.7) | 331/669 (49.5) | 179/350 (51.1) |
Constipation | 237/654 (36.2) | 194/618 (31.4) | 224/808 (27.7) | 203/851 (23.9) | 111/604 (18.4) | 86/311 (27.7) |