Table 2.
Pace, stomach pain, and symptom frequency in the two groups during and following the running test
Asymptomatic | Symptomatic | p | |
---|---|---|---|
n | 9 | 8 | |
Pace (min/km) | 5:12 ± 0:59 | 5:06 ± 0:39 | 0.821 |
Stomach pain (VAS, cm) | 0.30 ± 0.56 | 2.0 ± 2.1 | 0.061 |
Frequency of individual symptoms | |||
Nausea | 0/9 | 3/8 | |
Throwing up | 0/9 | 0/8 | |
Bloating | 0/9 | 2/8 | |
Burping | 1/9 | 3/8 | |
Flatulence | 4/9 | 4/8 | |
Heartburn | 0/9 | 1/8 | |
Liquid in stomach | 0/9 | 1/8 | |
Diarrhea | 1/9 | 3/8 | |
Constipation | 1/9 | 2/8 | |
Subjects that reported at least one GI symptom | 5/9 | 8/8 |
Pace and stomach pain listed as means ± standard deviations, individual GI symptoms are reported as the number of study subjects in the group reporting such symptom