Different faces of gastroparesis

Table 2 Baseline patient characteristics n (%)

Variable	All patients	Idiopathic gastroparesis	Diabetic gastroparesis	Connective tissue disease
Women	55 (80)	29 (90)	11 (55)	8 (100)
Age (yr)	42.4 ± 1.9	38.1 ± 2.8b	46.0 ± 2.9	57 ± 2.2
Education
High school	38	20	8	5
Bachelor	9	5	1	1
Graduate	8	4	2	2
Employed	15 (27)	11 (38)	3 (27)	0
Annual household income ($)
< 20 000	20	10	7	0
20 000-39 000	13	8	2	2
40 000-59 000	8	5	0	2
60 000-79 000	7	3	0	2
> 80 000	7	3	2	2
Symptom duration (mo)	32 ± 4	24.2 ± 4.2	44 ± 15	25.8 ± 6.7
Weight loss (pounds)	3.7 ± 1.6	4.5 ± 2.6	2.9 ± 2.7	7.1 ± 3.6

^bP < 0.01 vs patients with gastroparesis due to connective tissue disease.