Table 2 Comparison between patients with normal and abnormal endoscopy findings regarding patients` characteristics and procedures` indication(s)
From: Diagnostic yield and appropriate indication of upper endoscopy in Jordanian children
Feature | Normal endoscopy findings (n = 411) 52.8% | Abnormal endoscopy findings (n = 367) 47.2% | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (average ± SD) | 78.1 ± 51.6 | 107.7 ± 53.6 | 0.000 |
<60 months † | 177 (42.4%) | 90 (23.7%) | 0.000 |
60–120 | 133 (31.9%) | 104 (27.4%) | 0.165 |
120–180 | 92 (22.1%) | 158 (41.6%) | 0.000 |
≥180 | 15 (3.6%) | 16 (4.2%) | 0.662 |
Female | 206 (49.4%) | 183 (47.4%) | 0.554 |
Single indication | 331 (79.4%) | 289 (76.1%) | 0.263 |
Two indications | 76 (18.2%) | 80 (21.1%) | 0.303 |
Three indications | 10 (2.4%) | 11 (2.9%) | 0.660 |
Abnormal histopathologya | 158 (28.3%) | 309 (49.7%) | 0.001 |
Abdominal pain/dyspepsia † | 158 (38.6) | 210 (55.3) | 0.000 |
Vomiting | 85 (20.4) | 74 (19.5) | 0.715 |
Failure to thrive/weight loss | 51 (12.2) | 24 (6.3) | 0.005 |
Chronic diarrhea | 42 (10.1) | 19 (5.0) | 0.007 |
R/O celiac disease | 33 (7.9) | 19 (5.0) | 0.098 |
Anemia | 27 (6.5) | 22 (5.8) | 0.682 |
Abdominal distention | 25 (6.0) | 12 (3.2) | 0.062 |
Dysphagia/odynophagia† | 11 (2.6) | 30 (7.9) | 0.001 |
Chemical ingestion | 15 (3.6) | 15 (3.9) | 0.827 |
Chronic constipation | 4 (1.0) | 6 (1.6) | 0.453 |
Heartburn † | 1 (0.2) | 10 (2.6) | 0.003 |
Allergies | 6 (1.4) | 1 (0.3) | 0.225 |
Poor appetite | 3 (0.7) | 1 (0.3) | 0.428 |
Other | 10 (2.4) | 11 (2.9) | 0.661 |