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Table 3 Symptoms Reported by > 10% of Study Participants

From: A qualitative study to explore symptoms and impacts of pediatric and adolescent Crohn’s disease from patient and caregiver perspective

 

Children

Parents

Total (N = 49)

Total %

Age of child

Total (N = 31)

Age of child

Total (N = 18)

5–7 (N = 3)

8–11 (N = 8)

12–17 (N = 20)

2–4 (N = 3)

5–7 (N = 6)

8–11 (N = 9)

Abdominal/stomach pain

3

8

20

31 (100%)

3

6

9

18 (100%)

49

100%

Passing gas/feeling gassy

3

8

17

28 (90%)

3

5

9

17 (94%)

45

92%

Diarrhea/liquid stools

3

6

18

27 (87%)

3

6

8

17 (94%)

44

90%

Fatigue/Tiredness

1

7

16

24 (77%)

2

6

9

17 (94%)

41

84%

Bowel urgency

3

6

19

28 (90%)

2

4

7

13 (72%)

41

84%

Blood in stools

2

5

18

25 (81%)

2

6

7

15 (83%)

40

82%

Stomach cramping

2

5

18

25 (81%)

3

4

8

15 (83%)

40

82%

Constipation

1

6

13

20 (65%)

3

6

9

18 (100%)

38

78%

Incomplete evacuation

2

8

12

22 (71%)

3

4

7

14 (78%)

36

73%

Frequent bowel movements

1

6

13

20 (65%)

1

4

5

10 (56%)

30

61%

Nausea

0

4

13

17 (55%)

3

4

5

12 (67%)

29

59%

Vomiting

2

3

9

14 (45%)

3

3

4

10 (56%)

24

49%

Stomach bloating

0

5

9

14 (45%)

2

4

4

10 (56%)

24

49%

Bowel incontinence

1

3

7

11 (35%)

1

6

2

9 (50%)

20

41%

Mucus in stools

0

2

8

10 (32%)

1

3

3

7 (39%)

17

35%

Joint pain/swelling

1

0

4

5 (16%)

1

3

2

6 (33%)

11

22%

Headaches

1

2

4

7 (23%)

1

0

3

4 (22%)

11

22%

Tenesmus

0

1

6

7 (23%)

0

1

1

2 (11%)

9

18%

Dizzy/light-headedness

0

2

3

5 (16%)

0

0

1

1 (6%)

6

12%