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Table 2 Outcome of gastrointestinal function in relation to age at onset and gender

From: Outcome of gastric emptying and gastrointestinal symptoms after liver transplantation for hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis

Subgroup

Variable

n

Pre LTx

1stpost LTx

2ndpost LTx

p value

Early-onset

T50 (min)

20

138

145

116

0.20

 

Total GI symptom score

35

11

11

15

0.07

 

mBMI

25

949

948

941

0.73

Late-onset

T50 (min)

6

130

106

163

0.57

 

Total GI symptom score

22

4

6.5

9.5

<0.01

 

mBMI

8

1006

1054

978

0.20

Male

T50 (min)

13

145

150

131

0.16

 

Total GI symptom score

26

4

10.5

11.5

0.02

 

mBMI

21

1028

1013

941

0.12

Female

T50 (min)

13

129

126

109

0.69

 

Total GI symptom score

31

9

9

15

0.02

 

mBMI

12

955

970

978

0.34

  1. Only patients who had completed all three evaluations were included. Data shown are medians and p < 0.05 was regarded as statistically significant. Early-onset: <50 years of age, LTx: liver transplantation, mBMI: modified body mass index, T50: gastric emptying half-time.