Beneficial effects of antidepressant mirtazapine in functional dyspepsia patients with weight loss

Table 1 General characteristics of study patients

Variable	MG (n = 20)	PG (n = 20)	CG (n = 20)	P value
Gender (M/F)	8/12	11/9	7/13	0.725
Age (yr)	43.45 ± 11.50	37.75 ± 10.78	39.95 ± 6.84	0.914
Height (cm)	163.81 ± 12.36	162.36 ± 10.06	160.72 ± 10.63	0.834
Weight (kg)	49.77 ± 6.79	48.93 ± 5.89	48.22 ± 5.57	0.973
BMI (kg/m2)	18.73 ± 5.62	18.65 ± 4.73	18.84 ± 6.38	1.005
Body loss when diagnosed	3.42 ± 0.54	3.72 ± 0.64	3.69 ± 0.71	0.872

MG: Mirtazapine group; PG: Paroxetine group; CG: Conventional group.