Table 1.
Demographic Clinical Data of Controls, Patients with Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder and Patients with Abdominal Surgery
| Patients with abdominal surgery (n=171) | Patients with FGID (n=665) | Control (n=30) | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yr | 54.81±13.62 | 49.86±15.05 | 40.13±16.04 | <0.01 |
| T† | A | A | B | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 60 (35.1) | 265 (39.8) | 13 (43.3) | 0.46 |
| Female | 111 (64.9) | 400 (60.2) | 17 (56.7) | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.96±3.76 | 23.07±3.38 | 22.92±2.58 | 0.26 |
| Total H2, ppm | 187.83±202.24 | 148.23±213.35 | 54.83±46.86 | <0.01 |
| T† | A | A | B | |
| Total CH4, ppm | 72.65±78.51 | 80.12±124.99 | 37.77±128.50 | 0.13 |
| Positive GBT | 75 (43.9) | 212 (31.9) | 4 (13.3) | <0.01 |
| H2 | 65 (38.0) | 150 (22.6) | 1 (3.3) | <0.01 |
| CH4 | 4 (2.3) | 30 (4.5) | 2 (6.6) | |
| Mixed | 6 (3.5) | 32 (4.8) | 1 (3.3) | |
Data are presented as the mean±SD or number (%).
FGID, functional gastrointestinal disorder; BMI, body mass index; H2, hydrogen; CH4, methane; GBT, glucose breath test.
*
Statistical significance among groups was assessed via one-way analyses of variance or chi-square tests;
†
The same letters indicate nonsignificant differences between the groups based on Tukey’s multiple comparison test.