Table 2 . Correlation of dyspepsia with different characteristics of subjects in Shiraz, southern Iran (n = 1978).
| Characteristics | Dyspepsia [no. (%)] | p -value | ||
| No | Yes | |||
| Gender | Male | 543 (76.6%) | 166 (23.4%) | 0.001 |
| Female | 843 (66.4%) | 426 (33.6%) | ||
|
Age (years) |
35-44 | 502 (68.4%) | 232 (31.6%) |
0.054 |
| 45-54 | 444 (68.7%) | 202 (31.3%) | ||
| 55-64 | 244 (71.1%) | 99 (28.9%) | ||
| >65 | 195 (77.1%) | 58 (22.9%) | ||
| Residence | Urban | 868(69.8%) | 375 (30.2%) | 0.746 |
| Rural | 512 (70.5%) | 214 (29.5%) | ||
|
Education |
Illiterate | 280 (66.8%) | 139 (33.2%) |
0.215 |
| Primary school | 431 (70.1%) | 184 (29.9%) | ||
| High school | 531 (70.8%) | 219 (29.2%) | ||
| University | 141 (75.0%) | 47 (25.0%) | ||
| Psychological distress | No | 1350 (71.2%) | 547 (28.8%) | 0.001 |
| Yes | 36 (44.4%) | 45 (55.6%) | ||
| Recurrent headache | No | 1289 (71.8%) | 507 (28.2%) | 0.001 |
| Yes | 97 (53.3%) | 85 (46.7%) | ||
| Anxiety | No | 633 (77.1%) | 188 (22.9%) | 0.001 |
| Yes | 753 (65.1%) | 404 (34.9%) | ||
| Nightmare |
No Yes |
1045 (73.0%) 341 (62.3%) |
386 (27.0%) 206 (37.7%) |
0.001 |
| Past GI disease history | No | 1127 (73.9%) | 398 (26.1%) | 0.001 |
| Yes | 259(57.2%) | 194 (42.8%) | ||
|
BMI |
Thin | 10(58.8%) | 7 (41.2%) |
0.159 |
| Normal | 448(70.8%) | 185(29.2%) | ||
| Overweight | 619(71.6%) | 245 (28.4%) | ||
| Obese | 306 (66.4%) | 155 (33.6%) | ||
GI: gastrointestinal