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Vivek V. Gumaste
Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Services at Elmhurst, Elmhurst General Hospital, Elmhurst, New York; Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York, New York, USA
Ikenna Egbuna
Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Services at Elmhurst, Elmhurst General Hospital, Elmhurst, New York; Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York, New York, USA
Allan Goldman
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Mount Sinai Services at Elmhurst, Elmhurst General Hospital, Elmhurst, New York; Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York, New York, USA
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Diabetes is Not an Independent Predictor of Gastroparesis in Symptomatic Patients Referred for Gastric Emptying Studies
Abstract
Background: It is commonly presumed that diabetics are more prone to gastroparesis when compared to non-diabetics.
Objective: To ascertain whether diabetes is an independent predictor of gastroparesis in symptomatic patients who are referred for gastric emptying studies.
Methods: This was a cross sectional observational study. The study cohort consisted of 172 consecutive patients who had been referred for gastric emptying studies. Seventy-four of the 172 patients had evidence of diabetes.
Results: Gastroparesis was diagnosed in 93 of the 172 patients (54%). Multiple logistic regression analysis did not reveal diabetes to be an independent risk factor (OR 0.77, CI 0.37-1.56, p=0.46). But age >50 years was a significant predictor (OR 3.43, CI 1.62-7.23, p=0.001). The sex of the patient was not a contributing variable (OR 1.47, CI 0.72-2.98, p=0.28).
Conclusion: Diabetes is not an independent predictor of gastroparesis in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms referred for gastric emptying studies. Age >50 years was a significant predictor.