Table 3.
Correlation between gastric emptying and symptoms emptying and symptoms
| Subcategories | Gastric retention at 2 hours | Gastric retention at 4 hours | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nausea severity | None/very mild/mild | 63.6 (17.2) | 29.5 (19.8) | 6 |
| Moderate | 59.7 (15.6) | 23.5 (14.2) | ||
| Severe/very severe | 66.2 (18.0) | 34.6 (20.4) | ||
| p-value for trend | NS | NS | ||
| Vomiting severity | None | 64.8 (16.9) | 29.4 (19.4) | |
| Very mild/mild/moderate | 61.2 (16.5) | 26.6 (14.7) | ||
| Severe | 64.7 (20.1) | 39.8 (24.2) | ||
| p-value for trend | NS | NS | ||
| Bloating severity | Lowest (0-1.9) | 64.1 (59.7 – 68.5) | 34.7 (28.6 – 40.8) | 10 |
| Intermediate (2-3.9) | 64.1 (60.7 – 67.6) | 33.4 (29.5 – 37.4) | ||
| Highest (≥4.0) | 65.5 (62.6 – 68.5) | 30.9 (27.3 – 34.6) | ||
| p-value (ANOVA) | NS | NS | ||
| Upper abdominal pain severity | None | 66.3 (17.4) | 31.3 (22.0) | 8 |
| Very mild/mild/moderate | 65.6 (16.4) | 31.9 (22.0) | ||
| Severe | 65.4 (18.8) | 32.6 (21.3) | ||
| p-value (ANOVA) | NS | NS | ||
| SF-36 Physical | ≤30 | 64.3 (18.6) | 65.4 (17.6) | 12 |
| >30 | 33.6 (22.2) | 31.5 (21.9) | ||
| p-value (T-test) | NS | NS | ||
| SF-36 Mental | ≤30 | 65.1 (17.8) | 65.0 (18.1) | |
| >30 | 34.0 (20.9) | 31.7 (22.4) | ||
| p-value (T-test) | NS | NS | ||
| PAGI-QOL | <2.6 | 65.7 (18.0) | 64.3 (18.0) | |
| >2.6 | 33.1 (21.4) | 31.6 (22.6) | ||
| p-value (T-test) | NS | NS |