Low Prevalence of Clinically Significant Endoscopic Findings in Outpatients with Dyspepsia

Table 1

Basics characteristics of outpatients with dyspepsia; Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, June 1, 2011–July 1, 2015.

Characteristic	(650)	%
Age
<55 years	433	66.6
≥55 years	217	33.4
Gender
Female	473	72.8
Male	177	27.3
Race
Black	423	65.1
Hispanic	112	17.2
White	57	8.8
Other	58	8.9
Smoking	161	24.8
Alcohol use
None	456	70.2
Occasional	132	20.3
Heavy	62	9.5
Medications
NSAIDs	504	77.5
PPI	456	70.2
H2-blocker	138	21.2
ASA	114	17.5
Other antiplatelets	7	1.1
Anticoagulant	5	0.8
H. pylori status prior to EGD
Unknown	350	53.8
Positive and treated	140	21.5
Negative	126	19.4
Positive and not treated	34	5.2
Dyspepsia symptoms
Epigastric pain	498	76.6
Nausea	280	43.1
Vomiting	170	26.2
Epigastric burning	138	21.2
Early satiety	79	12.2
Belching	34	5.2
Reflux symptoms
Heartburns	172	26.5
Regurgitation	43	6.6
Alarm feature
Vomiting	170	26.2
Weight loss	138	21.2
Anemia	103	15.8
Early satiety	79	12.2
Dysphagia	76	11.7
Previous peptic ulcer disease	41	6.3
Bleeding	38	5.8
Family history of GI cancer	29	4.5
Prior upper GI surgery	28	4.3
Previous GI cancer	12	1.8
Odynophagia	8	1.2
Lymphadenopathy or abdominal mass	4	0.6

NSAIDs: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs; PPI: proton pump inhibitor; ASA: aspirin; EGD: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; GI: gastrointestinal.