Table 4.
Dyspepsia symptoms, stool consistency and bowel movement between males and females
| Symptoms | Male FD (n = 39) | Female FD (n = 65) | P value1 |
| Overall abdominal pain2 (mean ± SE) | 3.4 ± 0.1 | 3.1 ± 0.2 | 0.195 |
| Early satiation (mean ± SE) | 2.8 ± 0.5 | 2.5 ± 0.3 | 0.434 |
| Postprandial fullness (mean ± SE) | 3.2 ± 0.3 | 3.1 ± 0.2 | 0.221 |
| Epigastric burning/pain (mean ± SE) | 2.7 ± 0.2 | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 0.047 |
| Bloating (mean ± SE) | 2.6 ± 0.3 | 2.2 ± 0.2 | 0.339 |
| Nausea (mean ± SE) | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 1.8 ± 0.2 | 0.327 |
| Vomiting (mean ± SE) | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 0.203 |
| BSFS (mean ± SE) | 4.8 ± 0.2 | 4.4 ± 0.2 | 0.103 |
| Number (per week) (mean ± SE) | 4.8 ± 0.3 | 4.5 ± 0.2 | 0.532 |
1
t-test was used;
2
Pain not restricted to the epigastric area. BSFS: Bristol stool form score (from 1 = very hard to 7= watery); FD: Functional dyspepsia.