Positive health: An integrated quantitative approach in patients with chronic gastrointestinal and hepato-pancreatico-biliary disorders

Table 1 Data on bodily function scores in the 235 patients with chronic gastrointestinal and hepato-pancreatico-biliary disorders

Bodily functions	GI-HPB patients	Healthy controls
Patient characteristics	n = 235	n = 215
Age, years	50.2 (17.4)b	44.5 (10.0)
Sex, female	68.1%	61.4%
BMI, kg/m2	25.6 (6.3)a	24.0 (3.8)
GSRS, mean (SD)
Reflux	2.24 (1.68)b	1.22 (0.53)
Abdominal pain	3.15 (1.39)b	1.65 (0.71)
Indigestion	3.48 (1.47)b	2.00 (0.89)
Diarrhoea	3.02 (1.72)b	1.41 (0.63)
Constipation	2.82 (1.61)b	1.61 (0.85)
SNAQ, n (%)
0-1	125 (54.3)
2: Moderately malnourished	55 (23.9)
≥ 3: Severely malnourished	50 (21.7)

^aP < 0.01, indicate that characteristics of the gastrointestinal and hepato-pancreatico-biliary patients are significantly different from the Maastricht irritable bowel syndrome healthy control group with respect to age and body mass index and Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale symptom scores.

^bP < 0.001, indicate that characteristics of the gastrointestinal and hepato-pancreatico-biliary patients are significantly different from the Maastricht irritable bowel syndrome healthy control group with respect to age and body mass index and Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale symptom scores.

SNAQ: Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire; GI-HPB: Gastrointestinal and hepato-pancreatico-biliary; GSRS: Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale.