TABLE 4.
Relation of symptoms to contractility measures
| PAGI-SYM symptom characteristic | Number of gastric contractions in hour before gastric emptying (Mean ± SD) | Number of small bowel contractions in hour after gastric emptying (Mean ± SD) | Number of colon contractions per hour (Mean ± SD) | ||||||
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| Overall GCSI score | 2.6 ± 1.0 | 2.7 ± 1.1 | .92 | 2.6 ± 1.1 | 2.7 ± 1.0 | .66 | 2.7 ± 1.1 | 2.4 ± 1.0 | .15 |
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| Nausea/vomiting subscore | 1.8 ± 1.4 | 1.7 ± 1.2 | .53 | 1.7 ± 1.3 | 1.9 ± 1.3 | .30 | 1.9 ± 1.4 | 1.6 ± 1.2 | .32 |
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| Postprandial fullness/early satiety subscore | 3.2 ± 1.3 | 3.3 ± 1.1 | .76 | 3.2 ± 1.2 | 3.3 ± 1.1 | .65 | 3.2 ± 1.2 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | .58 |
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| Bloating/visible distention subscore | 3.0 ± 1.7 | 3.0 ± 1.6 | .93 | 3.0 ± 1.7 | 2.9 ± 1.7 | .77 | 3.0 ± 1.7 | 2.5 ± 1.6 | .12 |
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| Upper abdominal pain/discomfort subscore | 2.6 ± 1.7 | 2.8 ± 1.4 | .52 | 2.6 ± 1.7 | 2.8 ± 1.4 | .46 | 3.0 ± 1.4 | 2.4 ± 1.5 | .03 |
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| Lower abdominal pain/discomfort subscore | 2.1 ± 1.5 | 1.9 ± 1.5 | .31 | 2.1 ± 1.6 | 1.8 ± 1.4 | .34 | 2.2 ± 1.5 | 1.6 ± 1.3 | .02 |
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| Constipation score | 2.3 ± 1.7 | 2.8 ± 1.8 | .10 | 2.4 ± 1.7 | 2.7 ± 1.8 | .41 | 3.1 ± 1.6 | 2.4 ± 1.7 | .03 |
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| Diarrhea score | 1.6 ± 1.7 | 1.5 ± 1.6 | .61 | 1.7 ± 1.7 | 1.4 ± 1.6 | .18 | 1.2 ± 1.7 | 1.8 ± 1.6 | .07 |