Gastric motility and its association with adiposity and metabolic health in a cohort of Sri Lankan office workers

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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Dec 22, 2025; 16(4): 112536
Published online Dec 22, 2025. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v16.i4.112536

Table 3 Gastric motility parameters in the total sample and according to gender

Gastric motility parameter	Total (n = 130)	Male (n = 54)	Female (n = 76)	P value¹
Gastric motility parameter	mean ± SD	mean ± SD	mean ± SD	P value¹
Fasting antral area (cm²)	6.32 ± 2.56	6.92 ± 2.73	5.90 ± 2.35	0.025
Antral area in 1 minute (cm²)	17.03 ± 4.73	16.83 ± 4.38	17.18 ± 4.98	0.678
Antral area in 15 minutes (cm²)	12.48 ± 4.13	12.57 ± 4.59	12.42 ± 3.79	0.836
Frequency of antral contractions (3 minutes)	9.16 ± 0.94	9.20 ± 1.02	9.13 ± 0.89	0.668
Gastric emptying rate (%)	25.48 ± 20.36	24.33 ± 23.21	26.30 ± 18.18	0.588
Amplitude of antral contractions (%)	43.71 ± 14.70	42.02 ± 14.85	44.91 ± 14.58	0.271
Antral motility index	4.03 ± 1.49	3.89 ± 1.51	4.13 ± 1.49	0.364

¹Independent samples t-test.

Citation: Basnayake PI, Kottahachchi D, Chandran DS, Medagoda K, Devanarayana NM. Gastric motility and its association with adiposity and metabolic health in a cohort of Sri Lankan office workers. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2025; 16(4): 112536
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2150-5330/full/v16/i4/112536.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4291/wjgp.v16.i4.112536

Basnayake PI, Kottahachchi D, Chandran DS, Medagoda K, Devanarayana NM. Gastric motility and its association with adiposity and metabolic health in a cohort of Sri Lankan office workers. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2025; 16(4): 112536 [PMID: 41479856 DOI: 10.4291/wjgp.v16.i4.112536]

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