Distribution of Demographic and General Lifestyle Characteristics of Recruited Patients
| Variables | Levels | FD only | FD overlap | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender |
Male Female |
617 (42.46) 836 (57.54) |
833 (45.57) 995 (54.43) |
0.569 |
| Age (yr) |
Mean ± SD |
42.33 ± 10.27 | 43.34 ± 11.15 | 0.042 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
Mean ± SD |
23.82 ± 2.63 | 22.22 ± 2.80 | <0.001 |
| Marital status |
Married Single Divorced Widowed |
1285(88.44) 132 (9.08) 30 (2.06) 6 (0.41) |
1444 (78.99) 200 (10.94) 145 (7.93) 39 (2.13) |
<0.001 |
| Education |
≤ High school ≥ College |
878 (60.43) 575 (39.57) |
854 (46.72) 974 (53.28) |
<0.001 |
| Job |
Office work Physical work House work Student |
683 (47.00) 231 (15.90) 507 (34.90) 32 (2.20) |
1017 (55.63) 447 (24.45) 341 (18.65) 23 (1.26) |
<0.001 |
| Cigarette smoking |
No Yes |
1202 (82.73) 251 (17.27) |
1587 (86.82) 241 (13.18) |
0.001 |
| Alcohol drinking |
No Yes |
1303 (89.68) 150 (10.32) |
1546 (84.57) 282 (15.43) |
<0.001 |
| History of gastroenteritis |
No Yes |
1389 (95.60) 64 (4.40) |
1644 (89.93) 184 (10.07) |
<0.001 |
| Night shift required |
No Yes |
1316 (90.57) 137 (9.43) |
1441 (78.83) 387 (21.17) |
<0.001 |
| Irregular diet |
No Yes |
672 (46.25) 781 (53.75) |
389 (21.28) 1439 (78.72) |
<0.001 |
| Dietary habit |
Like hot food Eating too fast Like dry & hard food Like spicy food Vegetarian diet No special habits |
131 (9.02) 138 (9.50) 101 (6.95) 289 (19.89) 54 (3.72) 740 (50.93) |
120 (6.56) 444 (24.29) 250 (13.68) 393 (21.50) 100 (5.47) 521 (28.50) |
<0.001 |
| Exercise habit |
No Yes |
566 (38.95) 887 (61.05) |
1078 (58.97) 750 (41.03) |
<0.001 |
FD, functional dyspepsia; BMI, body mass index.
Values are presented as n (%).