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

Table 8 Distribution of symptoms consistent with dyspepsia, by gender n (%)

Variable	Male	Female	Total	P value
Impaired digestion
No	1094 (94.5)	1615 (86.1)	2709 (90.0)	< 0.001
≥ 2x/wk	59 (5.5)	260 (13.9)	319 (10.0)
Sensation of fullness1
No	1094 (94.7)	1652 (88.0)	2746 (91.1)	< 0.001
≥ 2x/wk	59 (5.3)	223 (12.0)	282 (8.9)
Abdominal swelling
No	1081 (93.6)	1578 (84.3)	2659 (88.7)	< 0.001
≥ 2x/wk	72 (6.4)	297 (15.7)	369 (11.3)
Abdominal pain
No	1107 (95.9)	1701 (90.6)	2808 (93.1)	< 0.001
≥ 2x/wk	46 (4.1)	174 (9.4)	220 (6.9)
Nausea
No	1124 (97.3)	1719 (91.0)	2843 (94.0)	< 0.001
≥ 2x/wk	29 (2.7)	156 (9.0)	185 (6.0)
Vomiting
No	1140 (98.6)	1819 (97.0)	2959 (97.8)	0.040
≥ 2x/wk	13 (1.4)	56 (3.0)	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.