Table 1.
Demographic Data
| HSa | EPS | PDS | Mixed type | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex ratio (M:F)b | 5:5 | 3:7 | 5:4 | 3:6 | 0.688 |
| Agec | 42.3 (24–52) | 35.6 (21–62) | 44.0 (21–51) | 37.6 (20–65) | 0.590 |
| BMI (kg/m2)c | - | 21.43 (18.56–23.44) | 21.72 (16.84–25.71) | 21.09 (16.84–28.65) | 0.784 |
| Physical labor intensityd | - | 6:4:0 | 7:2:0 | 8:1:0 | 0.427 |
| Academic qualificationse | - | 0:2:7:1 | 0:0:4:5 | 0:2:4:3 | 0.208 |
| Marital statusf | - | 1:9:0:0:0 | 1:8:0:0:0 | 1:8:0:0:0 | 1.000 |
| Financial statusg | - | 1:4:5 | 3:5:1 | 3:6:0 | 0.117 |
| Social satisfactionh | - | 1:6:3 | 3:5:1 | 4:5:0 | 0.319 |
a
Demographic data of healthy subjects (HS) only included gender and age.
b
Male to female subjects ratio.
c
Age and body mass index (BMI) represented as the average, minimum, and maximum values.
d
Numbers segmented by sign of ratio represent the number of subjects with mild, moderate, and severe physical labor intensity
e
Academic qualifications represented as illiteracy, primary school, high school, university, or higher.
f
Marital status as unmarried, married, divorced, widowed, and separated.
g
Financial status represented by easing, ordinary, and straitened family economic conditions.
h
Social satisfaction as very satisfied, satisfied, and unsatisfied.
EPS, epigastric pain syndrome; PDS, postprandial distress syndrome; M, male; F, female.