Table 2 Demographic characteristics of subjects grouped by frequency of meal-related abdominal pain
From: Global prevalence and burden of meal-related abdominal pain
Demographic | Frequency of meal-related abdominal pain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 9756) | Occasional (n = 12,377) | Frequent (n = 5932) | |
Gender | |||
Female | 57.2 (56.2, 58.2) | 54.6 (53.7, 55.5) | 58.8 (57.6, 60.1) |
Male | 42.8 (41.8, 43.8) | 45.4 (44.5, 46.3) | 41.2 (57.6, 60.1) |
Age groups (years) | |||
18–29 | 24.8 (23.9, 25.7) | 28.2 (27.4, 29.0) | 31.1 (29.9, 32.3) |
30–44 | 31.5 (30.6, 32.4) | 34.7 (33.9, 35.6) | 36.5 (35.2, 37.7) |
45–59 | 23.5 (22.6, 24.3) | 22.8 (22.0, 23.5) | 21.8 (20.7, 22.9) |
60–74 | 19.0 (18.2, 19.8) | 13.4 (12.8, 14.0) | 10.2 (9.4, 11.0) |
75–100 | 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.2) | 0.5 (0.4, 0.8) |
BMI groups (kg/m2) | |||
Underweighta | 5.1 (4.6, 5.6) | 5.4 (5.0, 5.9) | 6.0 (5.4, 6.7) |
Normal weightb | 46.7 (45.6, 47.7) | 49.4 (48.5, 50.3) | 47.1 (45.8, 48.5) |
Overweightc | 29.9 (29.0, 30.9) | 28.6 (27.8, 29.5) | 27.7 (26.5, 28.9) |
Obese Id | 11.8 (11.1, 12.5) | 10.8 (10.2, 11.4) | 12.3 (11.5, 13.3) |
Obese IIe | 4.4 (4.0, 4.8) | 3.6 (3.3, 4.0) | 4.4 (3.8, 5.0) |
Obese IIIf | 2.1 (1.8, 2.4) | 2.2 (1.9, 2.4) | 2.4 (2.0, 2.9) |
Education levels (years) | |||
0–7 | 9.6 (9.0, 10.2) | 9.9 (9.4, 10.5) | 11.1 (10.3, 12.0) |
8–14 | 50.4 (49.4, 51.4) | 48.1 (47.2, 49.0) | 46.3 (45.0, 47.6) |
15–40 | 40.0 (39.0, 41.0) | 42.0 (41.1, 42.9) | 42.5 (41.2, 43.8) |