TABLE II.
Demographics of Children with Normal Gastric Emptying Versus Gastroparesis
| Overall Group | (n=75) | (n=25) | |
| Sex | 46F (61%) | 17F (68%) | 0.55 |
| Age (years) | 14.3 ± 2.6* | 12.6 ± 3.4 | 0.011 |
| Body mass index | 21.7 ± 4.5 | 20.5 ± 5.0 | 0.28 |
| Ethnicity (n) | |||
| Caucasian | 48 | 17 | |
| Black | 6 | 0 | |
| Hispanic | 17 | 5 | |
| Asian | 1 | 2 | |
| Mixed | 3 | 1 | |
| 7–10-year-old group | (n=9) | (n=8) | |
| Sex | 3F (33%) | 4F (50%) | 0.49 |
| Age (years) | 9.4 ± 0.8 | 8.7 ± 1.2 | 0.15 |
| 11–18-year-old group | (n=66) | (n=17) | |
| Sex | 43F (65%) | 13F (76%) | 0.37 |
| Age (years) | 15.0 ± 2.0 | 14.5 ± 2.4 | 0.36 |
Mean ± SD