Epidemiology of upper gastrointestinal symptoms in Brazil (EpiGastro): A population-based study according to sex and age group

Table 9 Distribution of symptoms consistent with dyspepsia, by age group (yr) n (%)

Variable	18-29	30-49	50-59	60-69	≥70	Total	P value
Impaired digestion
No	622 (90.6)	1182 (89.5)	437 (88.1)	257 (88.6)	211 (97.1)	2709 (90.0)	0.091
≥ 2x/wk	67 (9.4)	156 (10.5)	61 (11.9)	29 (11.4)	6 (2.9)	319 (10.0)
Sensation of fullness1
No	614 (89.7)	1199 (90.3)	463 (93.0)	263 (92.7)	207 (95.0)	2746 (91.1)	0.361
≥ 2x/wk	75 (10.3)	139 (9.7)	35 (7.0)	23 (7.3)	10 (5.0)	282 (8.9)
Abdominal swelling
No	609 (88.8)	1161 (87.8)	429 (87.7)	255 (89.9)	205 (94.7)	2659 (88.7)	0.445
≥ 2x/wk	80 (11.2)	177 (12.2)	69 (12.3)	31 (10.1)	12 (5.3)	369 (11.3)
Abdominal pain
No	638 (93.0)	1232 (92.5)	463 (93.6)	267 (93.9)	208 (95.4)	2808 (93.1)	0.742
≥ 2x/wk	51 (7.0)	106 (7.5)	35 (6.4)	19 (6.1)	9 (4.6)	220 (6.9)
Nausea
No	643 (92.8)	1245 (93.6)	478 (95.8)	267 (93.0)	210 (97.6)	2843 (94.0)	0.227
≥ 2x/wk	46 (7.2)	93 (6.4)	20 (4.2)	19 (7.0)	7 (2.4)	185 (6.0)
Vomiting
No	667 (97.0)	1308 (98.1)	489 (97.8)	281 (97.8)	214 (98.5)	2959 (97.8)	0.660
≥ 2x/wk	22 (3.0)	30 (1.9)	9 (2.2)	5 (2.2)	3 (1.5)	69 (2.2)

¹After consuming a small amount of food. P values by χ² tests. Numbers and percentages calculated based on post-hoc weighting. x/wk: Times per week.