Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4): 592-595.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2013.04.022

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The investigation of water load test for the evaluation of functional dyspepsia

LI Zhe, TAO Lin, XIAO Yang   

  1. Digestion Center, Beijing TCM Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100010, China
  • Received:2013-02-21 Online:2013-08-21 Published:2013-07-20
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    This study was supported by Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Foundation and Technology(JJ2010-02).

Abstract:

Objective To analyze the correlation between the results of water load test(WLT) and the gender, age, body weight, subtype, psychological rating of functional dyspepsia(FD) patients. Methods In a total of 330 FD patients, the demographic characteristics were recorded, the threshold volume(TV) and satiety volume(SV) were evaluated based on WLT, the psychological status were evaluated based on Hamilton anxiety scale(HAMA) and Hamilton depression scale(HAMD). Results The TV and SV of males in WLT were significantly higher than those of females(P<0.05); the results of WLT were negatively correlated with HAMA score, and it has no significant correlation with subtype, age, body weight and HAMD score(P>0.05). Conclusion Based on WLT, the results of gastric sensory function of FD patients may be affected by gender and anxious psychological factors, which are independent of subtype, age, body weight and depressed psychological factor. WLT is a stable and reliable method for the evaluation of FD.

Key words: functional dyspepsia, water load test, correlation

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