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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2021 Jun 1;72(6):848–853. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003089

Table 1:

Symptoms by Age and Sex

Children n=112 Adolescents n=127 Children vs Adolescents P Value All Male vs Females P Value


Male n=46 (%) Female n=66 (%) P Value Male n=25 (%) Female n=102 (%) P Value
Abdominal pain 25 (54.3) 50 (75.8) .018 16 (64.0) 81 (79.4) .10 0.11 0.001
Vomiting 30 (65.2) 39 (59.1) .51 12 (48.0) 70 (68.6) .053 0.64 0.40
Nausea 23 (50.0) 38 (57.6) .43 13 (52.0) 73 (73.7) .061 0.008 0.04
Constipation 24 (52.2) 33 (50.0) .82 11 (44.0) 44 (43.1) .94 0.24 0.62
Early satiety 13 (28.3) 22 (33.3) .57 7 (25.0) 29 (29.3) .66 0.82 0.83
Weight loss 8 (17.4) 9 (13.6) .57 9 (36.0) 38 (37.3) .91 <.001 0.52
Regurgitation 13 (28.3) 6 (9.1) .008 2 (8.0) 8 (7.8) .98 0.03 0.006
Diarrhea 3 (6.5) 3 (4.5) .65 3 (12.0) 9 (8.8) .63 0.23 0.73
Distension 1 (2.2) 3 (4.5) .51 0 (0) 10 (9.8) .10 0.16 0.057
Poor weight gain 4 (8.7) 7 (10.6) .74 3 (12.0) 1 (1.0) .005 0.03 0.14
Belching 1 (2.2) 1 (1.5) .80 1 (4.0) 4 (3.9) .99 0.33 0.95
Dysphagia 2 (4.3) 0 (0) .09 1 (4.0) 4 (3.9) .99 0.45 0.44