Table 2

Postprandial symptoms 30 minutes after a maximally tolerated volume of Ensure

Symptom scoresPlacebo groupOctreotide 30 μg groupOctreotide 100 μg group
Data are median scores (interquartile range). Maximum aggregate score=400; maximum individual score=100.
*p=0.029, **p<0.05 versus placebo (ANOVA on ranks with Dunn’s test).
†p=0.10 (ANOVA on ranks).
‡p=0.085 (ANOVA on ranks).
Aggregate178 (152–219)179 (179–227)127 (75–250)
Fullness*84 (71–91)70 (60–83)65 (33–78)**
Nausea†40 (15–58)14 (0–30)14 (5–56)
Bloating‡57 (45–74)68 (49–81)40 (26–64)
Pain11 (2–28)14 (1–35)4 (1–46)