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Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of the healthy controls and participants with chronic abdominal pain (CAP)

From: Sleep quality, BDNF genotype and gene expression in individuals with chronic abdominal pain

Variable

Total

CAP

Healthy control

p-value

(n= 59)

(n= 19)

(n= 40)

Gender (n)

   

-

Females

32 (54%)

14 (74%)

18 (45%)

Males

27 (46%)

5 (26%)

22 (55%)

Race (n)

   

-

Black

10 (17%)

3 (16%)

7 (17.5%)

Asian

10 (17%)

2 (11%)

8 (20%)

White

36 (61%)

13 (68%)

23 (57.5%)

Mixed

3 (5%)

1 (5%)

2 (5%)

Age

26.93 ± 6.64

26.68 ± 4.77

27.05 ± 7.42

0.821

Range (yrs)

(13-45)

(14-33)

(13-45)

Body Mass Index (BMI)

25.34 ± 5.26

25.31 ± 4.49

25.35 ± 5.64

0.974

Range (kg/m2)

(18.65 - 43.22)

(20.19 - 35.07)

(18.65 - 43.22)

  1. Age and BMI values are reported as mean ± standard deviation.