Undernutrition, risk of malnutrition and obesity in gastroenterological patients: A multicenter study

Table 4 Prevalence and number of patients with chronic disease, acute disease and cancer according to age group

Chronic disease	%	< 65 yr	≥ 65 yr	P value	Acute disease	%	< 65 yr	≥ 65 yr	P value	Cancer	%	< 65 yr	≥ 65 yr	P value
GERD	8.90	35	18	0.123	Dysphagia	2.7	7	9	0.199	Esophagus	0.7	0	4	0.033
Achalasia	0.20	1	0	0.577	Dyspepsia	9.3	25	30	0.046	Stomach	1.3	3	5	0.219
Chronic gastropathy	5.90	17	18	0.174	Epigastralgia	12.6	44	31	0.44	Small-large intestine	3	5	13	0.01
Chronic viral hepatitis	4.20	17	8	0.194	Other abdominalgia	17.7	53	52	0.78	Pancreas	0.5	1	2	0.394
Chronic alcoholic hepatitis	3.20	14	5	0.113	Acute diarrhea	2.5	8	6	0.602	Liver	3.4	7	13	0.036
NAFLD	4.50	13	14	0.206	Acute constipation	1.5	7	2	0.18	Biliary tree	2	3	9	0.024
Other chronic hepatitis	1.30	3	5	0.211	Digestive bleeding	5.6	13	20	0.027
Compensated cirrhosis	14.70	49	38	0.441	Acute hepatitis	3.4	13	7	0.315
Chronic pancreatitis	1.20	4	3	0.632	Cirrhosis complicated	11.5	39	29	0.478
Non-IBD chronic diarrhea	3.50	11	10	0.391	Hematochezia	3.5	7	14	0.022
Crohn's disease	6.60	33	6	0.0002	IBD exacerbation	6.1	33	3	0.0000033
Ulcerative colitis	4.5	24	3	0.00036	Acute pancreatitis	4.9	17	12	0.515
Chronic constipation	5.2	13	18	0.053
Celiac disease	1.7	10	0	0.004

GERD: Gastricesophagitis reflux diseas; NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease.