Repeat Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Patients with Functional Dyspepsia: Yield, Findings, and Predictors of Positive Findings

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the 146 patients.

Characteristics	Number (%) or mean ± SD
Age (years), mean ± SD	56.8 ± 11.6
Gender (female), (%)	93 (63.7)
Time from the first EGD to repeat EGD (months), median (range)	34 (1–168)
Indication of repeat EGD, (%)
Dyspepsia with age ≥55 years	12 (8.2)
Dyspepsia with alarm features	30 (20.6)
Dyspepsia with failed medical therapy	74 (50.7)
Patients’ request	9 (6.2)
Others	13 (8.9)
Not specified	5 (3.4)

EGD, esophagogastroduodenoscopy; SD, standard deviation.