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Prevalence of gastroparesis

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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Prevalence:

  • true prevalence of gastroparesis remains unknown
    • assumed that up to 4% of the general population experiences symptoms of gastroparesis
    • in diabetes mellitus, 5-12% of patients present with symptoms associated with delayed gastric emptying
      • however, when objectively determined with a gastric emptying test, 30-50% of diabetics have delayed gastric emptying
    • in functional dyspepsia, 24-40% of patients have delayed gastric emptying
    • large study on long-term outcomes of gastroparetic adults revealed that 82% of patients were female

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