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. 2013 Jul 29;8(7):e69876. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069876

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)