Table 2.
Children with 2 or more gastrointestinal symptoms among 337 elementary school children from Ypsilanti, Michigan, by socio-demographic and health characteristics
| Child socio-demographic and health characteristics | Reported having 2 or more GI symptoms |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 21.3 |
| Female | 15.0 |
| P value | 0.13 |
| Age | |
| 6 to <8 y | 17.1 |
| 8 to <10 y | 17.2 |
| ≥10 y | 19.7 |
| P value | 0.84 |
| BMI-for-age z scores | |
| <−1 | 15.4 |
| −1 to 0 | 14.6 |
| 0 to <1 | 25.0 |
| ≥1 | 12.3 |
| P value | 0.20 |
| Height-for-age z scores | |
| <−1 | 23.8 |
| −1 to 0 | 14.6 |
| 0 to <1 | 11.3 |
| ≥1 | 16.8 |
| P value | 0.43 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 20.9 |
| African American | 12.1 |
| Other | 21.7 |
| P value | 0.11 |
| Enrollment in school lunch program | |
| Yes | 16.3 |
| No | 19.5 |
| P value | 0.46 |
| Medication use | |
| No | 15.0 |
| Yes | 25.8 |
| P value | 0.02 |
| Anxiety T scores | |
| <60 | 15.4 |
| ≥60 | 26.5 |
| P value | 0.02 |