Comparison of symptoms and gastric sensory testing in patients with functional dyspepsia, organic dyspepsia and controls
| Functional dyspepsia (n=23) | Organic dyspepsia (n=10) | Controls (n=15) | |
| Effect on life (1–10)1-152 | 6.2 (1) | 6.9 (1) | NA |
| Pain severity (1–4)1-152 | 3.1 (1) | 3.1 (1) | NA |
| Exacerbated by food | 6/17 (35%) | 3/7 (43%) | NA |
| Early saity | 15/19 (79%) | 4/7 (57%) | NA |
| Weight loss (>3.18 kg) | 10/19 (55%) | 2/7 (37%) | NA |
| Nausea a primary complaint | 11/18 (61%)† | 0/8 (0%) | NA |
| Nausea weekly | 11/20 (55%) | 2/7 (28%) | NA |
| Vomiting weekly | 7/21 (33%) | 3 (37%) | NA |
| GORD six weekly | 6/20 (30%) | 1/6 (17%) | NA |
| Insomnia | 12/17 (71%) | 5/8 (62%) | NA |
| Hypersensitive | 16/23 (65%)*** | 0/10 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Normal referral | 12/23 (52%)** | 2/10 (20%) | 0 (0%) |
| Either | 20/23 (87%)*** | 2/10 (20%) | 0 (0%) |
| Symptoms reproduced by balloon distension | 13/19 (68%)1-150 | 3/10 (30%) | NA |