Effect of patient age on thresholds during ramp distension
| Fullness | Discomfort | Pain | |
| Functional dyspepsia | 3.3 (0.29)3-150 | 4.1 (0.3)3-150 | 4.6 (0.26)3-150 |
| Organic dyspepsia | 9.1 (0.32) | 8.8 (0.19) | 0.02 (0.16) |
| Control | 6.6 (0.24)3-150 | 7.0 (0.22) | 0.04 (0.3)3-150 |
| All | 3.1 (0.09)3-150 | 3.2 (0.07) | 3.7 (0.08) |
Results are slopes of lines (y=mx+b) describing correlations of ramp perpetual thresholds to patient age, where x = age and y = threshold/BSA. T 2 values for correlations are in parentheses.
↵3-150 p<0.05.