TABLE 1.
Baseline symptoms, demographics, and physiology
| Group A (on/off), n = 28 | Group B (off/on), n = 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Symptoms | ||
| Vomiting | ||
| Any | 19 (68%) | 23 (77%) |
| Score | 1.82 (1.55) | 2.68 (1.61) |
| Nausea | ||
| Any | 28 (100%) | 29 (96.67%) |
| Score | 3.27 (0.92) | 3.33 (1.03) |
| Total symptom score | ||
| Any | 28 (100%) | 29 (96.67%) |
| Score | 12.77 (4.95) | 14.57 (3.78) |
| Demographics | ||
| QOL | −2.14 (1.42) | −2.50 (0.84) |
| Body mass index | 29.42 (7.35) | 27.47 (7.74) |
| Ethnicity, white | 22 (78.57%) | 20 (66.67%) |
| Diabetic | 6 (21.43%) | 7 (23.33%) |
| Age, y | 46.75 (12.64) | 45.07 (16.08) |
| Sex, male) | 7 (28%) | 4 (13%) |
| Physiology | ||
| Cutaneous frequency | 4.53 (1.66) | 4.27 (1.42) |
| Cutaneous amplitude | 0.11 (0.13) | 0.10 (0.14) |
| Cutaneous ratio | 92.94 (75.95) | 77.11 (54.50) |
| Mucosal frequency | 4.04 (1.19) | 4.37 (2.38) |
| Mucosal amplitude | 0.80 (0.51) | 0.60 (0.49) |
| Mucosal ratio | 6.12 (4.31) | 21.37 (30.25) |
| Gastric emptying, h | ||
| 1 | 67.5 (21.6) | 65.7 (23.5) |
| 2 | 45.5 (24.1) | 38.7 (26.2) |
| 4 | 24.5 (26.5) | 19.4 (25.4) |
| Total | 136.6 (67.1) | 127.2 (70.2) |
Values in table are no. (%) for categorical data and means (standard deviations) for continuous data. Summaries for symptoms are means (standard deviations) for symptom scores and no. (%) for any reported symptoms (score >0).
QOL, Quality of life.