Research Article

Impaired Mitochondrial Bioenergetics Function in Pediatric Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions with Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Table 1

Comparison in mitochondrial bioenergetic between healthy controls and youth with chronic overlapping pain conditions.

(pmol/min)HC, median (IQR) n = 19COPC, median (IQR) n = 31-value

Non mitochondrial respiration13.0 (7.9, 18.0)9.3 (5.3, 11.7)0.016
BR52.3 (44.2, 69.7)43.4 (27.1, 51.8)0.010
SRC117.8 (100.3, 209.7)118.33 (69.4, 161.1)0.281
ATP production49.9 (43.2, 65.4)42.7 (27.3, 50.2)0.013
ECAR17.1 (14.7, 24.0)16.2 (12.1, 19.5)0.040

ECAR = extracellular acidification rate; OCR = oxygen consumption rate; BR = basal respiratory rate; SRC = spare respiratory capacity. All mitochondrial bioenergetics measurements are in pmol/min; HC = healthy controls; COPC = chronic overlapping pain conditions; IQR = interquartile range.