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Original Article
Volume 7, Number 5-6, December 2014, pages 137-142
Abdominal Pain-Predominant Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Jordanian School Children
Tables
| Female (N) | 222 |
| Male (N) | 229 |
| Age, mean (range) (years) | 12.7 (11 - 15) |
| Subtype | Male*, N (%) | Female, N (%) | Total, N (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGID: functional gastrointestinal disorder. *Male, N = 229; female, N = 222; total, N = 451. | ||||
| Functional dyspepsia | 1 (0.44) | 4 (1.8) | 5 (1.1) | 0.169 |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | 18 (7.9) | 29 (13.1) | 47 (10.6) | 0.072 |
| Abdominal migraine | 5 (2.2) | 31 (14) | 36 (8) | 0.000 |
| Functional abdominal pain syndrome | 5 (2.2) | 6 (2.7) | 11 (2.4) | 0.731 |
| Functional abdominal pain | 8 (3.5) | 9 (4.1) | 17 (3.8) | 0.739 |
| Abdominal pain-predominant FGID, total | 37 (16.2) | 79 (35.6) | 116 (25.7) | 0.000 |
| FD, N (%) | IBS, N (%) | AM, N (%) | FAPS, N (%) | FAP, N (%) | Total, N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGID: functional gastrointestinal disorder; FD: functional dyspepsia, N = 5; IBS: irritable bowel syndrome, N = 47; AM: abdominal migraine, N = 36; FAPS: functional abdominal pain syndrome, N = 11; FAP: functional abdominal pain, N = 17; total, N = 116. *P < 0.05 compared to all other types; †P < 0.05 compared to FAPS and AM; ‡P < 0.05 compared to IBS, AM, and FAPS; §P < 0.05 compared to IBS, AM, and FAP; ||P < 0.05 compared to IBS and AM. **P < 0.05 compared to all other types. ††P < 0.05 compared to AM, FAPS, and FAP. | ||||||
| Frequency | ||||||
| 1 - 3/month | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 13 (36.1) | 0 (0) | 14 (82.4)* | 27 (23.3) |
| 1/week | 0 (0) | 17 (36.2) | 7 (19.4) | 2 (18.2) | 1 (5.9) | 27 (23.3) |
| > 1/week | 5 (100) | 19 (40.4) | 7 (19.4) | 7 (63.6) | 2 (11.8) | 40 (34.5) |
| Daily | 0 (0) | 11 (23.4)† | 0 (0) | 2 (18.2) | 0 (0) | 13 (11.2) |
| Intensity | ||||||
| Mild | 1 (20) | 7 (14.9) | 8 (22.2) | 1 (9.1) | 6 (35.3) | 23 (19.8) |
| Moderate | 1 (20) | 28 (59.6) | 15 (41.7) | 6 (54.5) | 8 (47.1) | 58 (50) |
| Strong | 2 (40) | 9 (9.1) | 5 (13.9) | 2 (18.2) | 3 (17.6) | 21 (18.1) |
| Severe | 1 (20) | 3(6.4) | 1(2.8) | 2 (18.2) | 0 (0) | 7 (6) |
| Duration | ||||||
| < 1 h | 2 (20) | 11 (23.4) | 4 (11.1) | 4 (36.4) | 4 (23.5) | 25 (21.6) |
| 1 - 2 h | 0 (0) | 19 (40.4) | 8 (22.2) | 2 (18.2) | 11 (64.7) | 40 (34.5) |
| 3 - 4 h | 1 (20) | 6 (12.8) | 7 (19.4) | 1 (9.1) | 0 (0) | 15 (13) |
| Most of the day | 2 (40) | 8 (17) | 6 (16.7) | 4 (46.4)§ | 2 (11.8) | 22 (20) |
| All the time | 0 (0) | 3 (6.4) | 1 (2.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (3.4) |
| Gastrointestinal symptoms | ||||||
| Nausea | 0 (0) | 15 (32) | 10 (27.8) | 1 (9.1) | 4 (23.5) | 30 (25.9) |
| Bloating | 1 (20) | 13 (27.7) | 12 (33.3) | 2 (18.2) | 7 (41.2) | 35 (30.2) |
| Fullness | 2 (40) | 18 (38.3) | 12 (33.3) | 3 (27.3) | 5 (29.4) | 40 (34.5) |
| Anorexia | 3 (60) | 21 (44.7) | 17 (47.2) | 5 (45.5) | 5 (29.4) | 51 (44) |
| Vomiting | 1 (20) | 18 (38.3) | 17 (47.2) | 4 (36.4) | 1 (5.9)‡ | 41 (35.3) |
| Extra-intestinal manifestations | ||||||
| Headache | 4 (80) | 38 (80.9) | 29 (80.6) | 8 (72.7) | 6 (35.3)|| | 85 (73.3) |
| Insomnia | 2 (40) | 32 (68.1) | 33 (91.7) | 7 (63.6) | 7 (64.7)** | 81 (69.8) |
| Pain in arms and legs | 3 (60) | 31 (66) | 19 (52.8) | 7 (63.6) | 5 (29.4) | 65 (56) |
| Faintness or dizziness | 2 (40) | 29 (61.7) | 15 (41.7) | 7 (63.6) | 5 (29.4) | 58 (50) |
| Photophobia | 2 (40) | 18 (38.3) | 19 (52.8) | 4 (46.4) | 5 (29.4) | 48 (41.4) |
| Missing school days | 2 (40) | 38 (80.9)†† | 15 (41.7) | 6 (63.6) | 6 (35.3) | 67 (57.8) |