Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2012; 18(41): 5948-5956
Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5948
Table 1 Patient demographics and pattern of dysrhythmia according to symptom improvement
Total patients (n = 74)Symptom improvement (n = 52)Symptom resistance (n = 22)
Male:female (n)26:4818:348:14
Age (range), yr51.7 (19-70)53.5 (27-70)47.6 (19-70)
Height165.2 ± 12.4166.3 ± 11.6164.9 ± 10.1
Weight61.3 ± 9.762.3 ± 9.158.8 ± 10.2
Pre-treatmentPost-treatmentPre-treatmentPost-treatmentPre-treatmentPost-treatment
Symptom severity score8.09 ± 0.435.51 ± 0.46a8.90 ± 0.464.52 ± 0.47a6.18 ± 0.857.86 ± 0.92
Symptom frequency score9.27 ± 0.496.81 ± 0.54a9.96 ± 0.545.79 ± 0.60a7.64 ± 1.019.23 ± 0.97
Gastric dysrhythmia (pre-prandial)
Bradygastria16 (21.6)11 (14.9)9 (17.3)7 (13.5)6 (27.3)4 (18.2)
Normogastria33 (44.6)52 (70.3)a26 (50.0)37 (71.2)a9 (40.9)15 (68.2)
Tachygastria25 (33.8)11 (14.9)a17 (32.7)8 (15.4)a7 (31.8)3 (13.6)
Gastric dysrhythmia (post-prandial)
Bradygastria17 (23.0)10 (13.5)10 (19.2)6 (11.5)4 (18.2)4 (18.2)
Normogastria33 (44.6)45 (60.8)26 (50.0)37 (71.2)a11 (50)13 (59.1)
Tachygastria24 (32.4)19 (25.7)16 (30.8)14 (26.9)7 (31.8)5 (22.7)