Table 4.
Age range (yr) | Sex | CNT | FD | IBS |
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
17-24 | Tot | 0.56 ± 0.21 | 0.44b ± 0.21 | 0.45a ± 0.20 |
M | 0.55 ± 0.20 | 0.39b ± 0.19 | 0.46 ± 0.26 | |
F | 0.57 ± 0.22 | 0.48a ± 0.22 | 0.44a ± 0.17 | |
25-34 | Tot | 0.69 ± 0.20 | 0.58a ± 0.22 | 0.49b ± 0.21 |
M | 0.70 ± 0.18 | 0.60 ± 0.24 | 0.46a ± 0.20 | |
F | 0.68 ± 0.21 | 0.56 ± 0.17 | 0.50a ± 0.21 | |
35-49 | Tot | 0.69 ± 0.19 | 0.64 ± 0.20 | 0.56 ± 0.24 |
M | 0.70 ± 0.20 | 0.74 ± 0.15 | 0.65 ± 0.21 | |
F | 0.69 ± 0.19 | 0.61 ± 0.21 | 0.55a ± 0.24 | |
50-64 | Tot | 0.62 ± 0.20 | 0.69 ± 0.24 | 0.66 ± 0.18 |
M | 0.60 ± 0.19 | 0.65 ± 0.21 | 0.75 ± 0.26 | |
F | 0.63 ± 0.20 | 0.70 ± 0.25 | 0.64 ± 0.19 | |
> 64 | Tot | 0.71 ± 0.18 | 0.67 ± 0.28 | 0.64 ± 0.24 |
M | 0.74 ± 0.12 | 0.70 ± 0.32 | 0.69 ± 0.26 | |
F | 0.69 ± 0.21 | 0.64 ± 0.25 | 0.62 ± 0.23 |
P < 0.05 vs CNT;
P < 0.001 vs CNT. FD: Functional dyspepsia; IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome.