Table 1 Demographics of pediatric patients who underwent upper endoscopy from January 2014 to January 2020 (N = 778)
From: Diagnostic yield and appropriate indication of upper endoscopy in Jordanian children
Age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD (range) | 92.5 ± 54.5 months (2 days–216 months) (2days-18 years) | |||
Age distribution | ||||
< 60 months (n, %) | (267, 34.3%) | |||
60–120 months (n, %) | (230, 29.6%) | |||
120–180 months (n, %) | (264, 33.9%) | |||
≥ 180 months (n, %) | (17, 2.2%) | |||
Sex | ||||
Female | 380 (48.8%) | |||
Male | 398 (51.2%) | |||
Primary indication for upper endoscopy a | N | % | ||
Abdominal pain/dyspepsia | 359 | 45.1 | ||
Vomiting | 164 | 21.1 | ||
Failure to thrive/weight loss | 80 | 10.3 | ||
Chronic diarrhea | 66 | 8.5 | ||
R/O celiac disease | 53 | 6.8 | ||
Anemia | 49 | 6.3 | ||
Abdominal distention | 37 | 4.8 | ||
Dysphagia/odynophagia | 42 | 5.4 | ||
Chemical ingestion | 31 | 4.0 | ||
Chronic constipation | 10 | 1.3 | ||
Heartburn | 11 | 1.4 | ||
Allergies | 6 | 0.8 | ||
Poor appetite | 5 | 0.6 | ||
Other | 21 | 2.9 | ||