Gender differences in ghrelin, nociception genes, psychological factors and quality of life in functional dyspepsia

Table 4 Dyspepsia symptoms, stool consistency and bowel movement between males and females

Symptoms	Male FD (n = 39)	Female FD (n = 65)	P value1
Overall abdominal pain2 (mean ± SE)	3.4 ± 0.1	3.1 ± 0.2	0.195
Early satiation (mean ± SE)	2.8 ± 0.5	2.5 ± 0.3	0.434
Postprandial fullness (mean ± SE)	3.2 ± 0.3	3.1 ± 0.2	0.221
Epigastric burning/pain (mean ± SE)	2.7 ± 0.2	3.5 ± 0.1	0.047
Bloating (mean ± SE)	2.6 ± 0.3	2.2 ± 0.2	0.339
Nausea (mean ± SE)	1.5 ± 0.3	1.8 ± 0.2	0.327
Vomiting (mean ± SE)	0.5 ± 0.2	0.6 ± 0.1	0.203
BSFS (mean ± SE)	4.8 ± 0.2	4.4 ± 0.2	0.103
Number (per week) (mean ± SE)	4.8 ± 0.3	4.5 ± 0.2	0.532

¹t-test was used;

²Pain not restricted to the epigastric area. BSFS: Bristol stool form score (from 1 = very hard to 7= watery); FD: Functional dyspepsia.