Early Satiety Is the Only Patient-Reported Symptom Associated With Delayed Gastric Emptying, as Assessed by Breath-Test.
- Author:
Yishai RON
1
;
Ami D SPERBER
;
Arie LEVINE
;
Orit SHEVAH
;
Ram DICKMAN
;
Yona AVNI
;
Haim SHIRIN
Author Information
1. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Breath tests;
Dyspepsia;
Gastric emptying
- MeSH:
Adult;
Breath Tests;
Caprylates;
Dyspepsia;
Gastric Emptying;
Humans;
Logistic Models;
Prospective Studies;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
2011;17(1):61-66
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To evaluate associations between delayed gastric emptying (GE) assessed by the octanoic acid breath test and upper gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. METHODS: A historical, prospective study included 111 consecutive symptomatic adults referred for a GE breath test because of upper abdominal symptoms suggestive of delayed GE. Exclusion criteria included underlying organic disease associated with delayed GE. Patients completed a symptom questionnaire and underwent a GE octanoic breath test. Patients with delayed GE were compared with those with normal results, for upper GI symptoms. RESULTS: Early satiety was the only symptom significantly associated with delayed GE. It was observed in 52% of subjects with delayed GE compared to 33% patients with no evidence of delayed GE (P = 0.005). This association was seen for all degrees of severity of delayed GE. Patients with early satiety had a t1/2 of 153.9 +/- 84.6 minutes compared to 110.9 +/- 47.6 minutes in subjects without it (P = 0.002). In a logistic regression model, early satiety was significantly associated with delayed GE (OR, 2.29; 95% CI, 1.01-5.18; P = 0.048). CONCLUSIONS: Early satiety is the only patient-reported GI symptom associated with delayed GE. The utility of GE tests as a clinical diagnostic tool in the work-up of dyspeptic symptoms may be overrated.
