Table I.
Demographic characteristics of patients
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Total patients, n | 372 |
| Gender, n (%): | |
| Female | 234 (62.9) |
| Male | 138 (37.1) |
| Age, mean ± SD (range) [years] | 12.65 ±3.39 (4–17) |
| Duration of abdominal pain, mean ± SD (range) [months] | 15.11 ±16.20 (3–120) |
| Patients using PPI, n (%) | 32 (8.6) |
| Patients with constipation, n (%) | 57 (15.3) |
| History of H. pylori infection and/or ulcer disease in family, n (%) | 123 (33.0) |
| Patients with alarm symptoms, n (%): | |
| Elevated ESR | 19 (5.1) |
| Anemia | 25 (6.7) |
| Dysphagia | 58 (15.5) |
| Persistent vomiting | 21 (5.6) |
| Weight loss | 32 (8.6) |
| Awakens from sleep | 113 (30.3) |
| Growth failure | 30 (8.0) |
| Chronic diarrhea | 6 (1.6) |
| Rectal bleeding | 9 (2.4) |
| Unexplained fever | 2 (0.5) |
| Endoscopic-histopathological findings, n (%): | |
| H. pylori gastritis | 131 (35.2) |
| Erosive gastritis | 11 (2.9) |
| Gastric ulcer | 7 (1.9) |
| Duodenal ulcer | 23 (6.1) |
| Reflux esophagitis | 32 (8.6) |
| Eosinophilic esophagitis | 2 (0.5) |
| Eosinophilic gastroenteritis | 2 (0.5) |
| Crohn’s disease | 1 (0.3) |