Comparison of those patients who had dyspepsia preceding their alarm symptom with those who did not
| Preceding dyspepsia (n=8) | No dyspepsia (n=48) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age (range) | 73 (62–90) | 77 (44–92) | p=0.519 (Mann–Whitney test) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 4 | 11 | p=0.190 (Fisher's exact test) |
| Male | 4 | 37 | |
| Cancer | |||
| Oesophageal | 4 | 30 | p=0.698 (Fisher's exact test) |
| Gastric | 4 | 18 | |
| GP visits | |||
| Single | 4 | 31 | p=0.431 (Fisher's exact test) |
| Multiple | 4 | 15 | |
| ASM use | |||
| Yes | 5 | 17 | p=0.260 (Fisher's exact test) |
| No | 3 | 27 | |
| Mean delay to referral, days (SD) | 8 (10.8) | 16 (26.0) | p=0.670 (Mann–Whitney test) |
| Tumour stage | |||
| ≤T3NxM0 | 4 | 28 | p=0.436 (Fisher's exact test) |
| >T3NxM0 | 4 | 14 | |
| Median length of survival, days (range) | 709 (46–1834) | 264 (8–2022) | p=0.325 (Mann–Whitney test) |
ASM, acid suppression medication (proton pump inhibitors or H2 receptor antagonists).