Prevalence of functional dyspepsia and its subgroups in patients with eating disorders

Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics and frequency-intensity score (from 0 to 6) calculated for each symptom in the studied population

	AN (n = 20)	BN (n = 6)	EDNOS (n = 10)	CT (n = 9)	OB (n = 32)	HV (n = 22)	P value
Characteristics
Age (yr)	22.45 ± 0.94	24.83 ± 2.76	24.50 ± 1.82	24.89 ± 2.21	23.84 ± 0.74	23.67 ± 0.71	0.74
Weight (kg)	42.79 ± 1.18	60.80 ± 6.13	54.65 ± 2.51	48.13 ± 1.89	115.40 ± 3.27	60.26 ± 1.87	< 0.001
Symptom
Postprandial fullness	4.15 ± 0.46	5.00 ± 1.00	4.10 ± 0.71	1.44 ± 0.78	0.00 ± 0.00	0.36 ± 0.17	< 0.001
Early satiety	3.85 ± 0.50	1.17 ± 0.75	3.50 ± 0.72	2.11 ± 0.81	0.00 ± 0.00	0.05 ± 0.05	< 0.001
Nausea	0.89 ± 0.38	3.17 ± 1.05	2.70 ± 0.92	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	0.17 ± 0.17	< 0.001
Epigastric pressure	2.21 ± 0.55	4.67 ± 0.99	4.20 ± 0.70	1.22 ± 0.57	0.75 ± 0.23	0.67 ± 0.34	< 0.001
Epigastric burning	1.05 ± 0.40	1.83 ± 1,17	1.10 ± 0.64	0.00 ± 0.00	0.44 ± 0.23	0.00 ± 0.00	0.02
Epigastric pain	1.32 ± 0.50	1.67 ± 0.80	1.80 ± 0.74	0.22 ± 0.22	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	< 0.001
Belching	0.37 ± 0.23	1.33 ± 0.99	0.80 ± 0.53	0.78 ± 0.46	0.31 ± 0.20	0.22 ± 0.22	0.40

Data are expressed as mean ± SE. AN: Anorexia nervosa; BN: Bulimia nervosa; EDNOS: Eating disorders not otherwise specified; CT: Constitutional thinners; HV: Healthy volunteers; OB: Obese patients.