Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of enrolled volunteers.
| n | 36 |
|---|---|
| Males:Females | 18:18 |
| Age years (range) | 25 ± 1.1 (20–31) |
| BMI, kg/m2 (range) | 22.4 ± 0.9 (18.6–29.4) |
| Fullness (severity) * | 0.8 ± 0.2 |
| Fullness (frequency) ** | 0.7 ± 0.2 |
| Fullness (duration) *** | 0.7 ± 0.2 |
| Epigastric pain (severity) | 0.9 ± 0.4 |
| Epigastric pain (frequency) | 0.6 ± 0.3 |
| Epigastric pain (duration) | 0.6 ± 0.3 |
| Nausea/vomiting (severity) | 0.2 ± 0.2 |
| Nausea/vomiting (frequency) | 0.2 ± 0.1 |
| Nausea/vomiting (duration) | 0.6 ± 0.3 |
| Heartburn (severity) | 0.5 ± 0.2 |
| Heartburn (frequency) | 0.5 ± 0.2 |
| Heartburn (duration) | 0.4 ± 0.2 |
BMI, body mass index; data are expressed as mean ± SEM; Severity, frequency and duration are expressed on a 0–3 semiquantitative score (* 0 = absent; 1 = mild; 2 = moderate; 3 = severe; ** 0 = none; 1 = sometime; 2 = often; 4 = interference with daily activities; *** 0 = none; 1 = less than 30 min daily; 2 = between 30 min and 2 h daily; 3 = more than 2 h/daily).