Table 2. Signs and symptoms among study subjects.
*Includes GI symptoms, weight loss > 10 % in the previous year, abdominal pain, abdominal distention or bloating, weakness and easy fatigability
$ Multiple responses
GI: Gastrointestinal
| Variables | Number | % |
| Any symptoms* | ||
| Yes | 105 | 69.1 |
| No | 47 | 30.9 |
| GI Symptoms$ | ||
| No | 51 | 33.6 |
| Yes | 101 | 66.4 |
| If yes | ||
| Upper GI symptoms$ | 32 | 21.1 |
| Heart burn | 21 | 13.8 |
| Epigastric pain | 13 | 8.6 |
| Lower GI symptoms$ | 69 | 45.4 |
| Diarrhoea | 5 | 3.3 |
| Constipation | 31 | 20.4 |
| Change in bowel habits | 9 | 5.9 |
| Rectal bleeding | 32 | 21.1 |
| Physical examination findings | ||
| Hepatosplenomegaly | 7 | 4.6 |
| Epigastric sensitivity | 15 | 9.9 |