Patient Demographics and Clinical Information
| Baseline characteristic | Data |
|---|---|
| Median age (y) | 42 (range, 17–81) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 33 (28.2) |
| Female | 84 (71.8) |
| Race | |
| White | 98 (83.8) |
| Black | 8 (6.8) |
| Hispanic | 10 (8.5) |
| Mixed | 1 (0.9) |
| Body mass index | |
| ≤19 | 15 (12.8) |
| 20–24 | 32 (27.4) |
| 25–29 | 37 (31.6) |
| ≥30 | 33 (28.2) |
| Symptoms | |
| Nausea | 94 (80.3) |
| Vomiting | 76 (65.0) |
| Abdominal pain | 47 (40.2) |
| Early satiety | 42 (35.9) |
| Weight loss | 29 (24.8) |
| Bloating/distention | 38 (32.5) |
| Diarrhea | 30 (25.6) |
| Constipation | 15 (12.8) |
| Decreased appetite/anorexia | 9 (7.7) |
| Belching | 6 (5.1) |
| Diagnosis | |
| Gastroparesis | 63 (53.8) |
| Cyclic vomiting syndrome | 8 (6.8) |
| IBS | 10 (8.5) |
| SIBO | 32 (27.4) |
| Malignancy | 1 (0.9) |
| GERD | 16 (13.7) |
| Dumping syndrome | 1 (0.9) |
| Unspecified | 17 (14.5) |
SIBO = small intestinal bacterial overgrowth; GERD = gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Except for age, data are numbers followed by percentage in parentheses; n = 117 patients total.