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Published in final edited form as: Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 Nov;115(11):1891–1901. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000827

Table 2.

Baseline patient characteristics

	Functional dyspepsia (n = 16)	Control group (n = 18)	P value
Average age—yr (range)	31.7 ± 9.1 (21–48)	40.3 ± 16.7 (21–73)	0.07
Sex—No of patients (%)			0.54
Female	13 (81)	13 (72)
Male	3 (19)	5 (28)
Average BMI, kg/m²	26.2 ± 6.8	31.7 ± 10.3	0.08
Tobacco use—No of patients (ex-smokers)	1 (4)	0 (4)	0.47
Comorbidities (No of patients)	Anxiety/depression 5	Globus sensation 6
	IBS 4	Anxiety/depression 5
	Constipation 3	Iron-deficiency 3 (without anemia)
	Migraine 3
	Asthma 2
	NERD* 2
	Allergic rhinitis 2

BMI, body mass index; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome; NERD, nonerosive reflux disease.