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Table 1 Demographic and clinical indicators of sample.

From: The association of mast cells and serotonin in children with chronic abdominal pain of unknown etiology

Variable

 

Overall (n= 48)

Group

All subjects were pain positive

Statistic

   

Non-Inflammatory

( n = 26)

Inflammatory

( n = 22)

 
  

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

p value

2/t-test)

Sex

     
 

Male

22 (45.8)

11

11

0.59

 

Female

26 (54.2)

15

11

 

Race

     
 

Caucasian

43 (89.6)

23

20

0.58

 

Asian

2 (4.2)

1

1

 
 

African American

1 (2.1)

1

0

 
 

Mixed

1 (2.1)

0

1

 
 

Hispanic

1 (2.1)

1

0

 

Age (M ± SD)

Range (yrs)

 

11.9 ± 2.9

(5-17)

11.9 ± 2.4

(8-16)

12 ± 2.9

(5-17

0.21

BMI (M ± SD)

Range

 

18.9 ± 4.3

(13-38.8)

19.5 ± 5.2

(13.8-38.8)

18.2 ± 4.3

(13-24.5)

0.431

Lactase Deficiency

 

24 (48)

16

8

0.387