Table 3

Prevalence of Chronic Abdominal Pain Among 305 Children With Abdominal Pain in General Practice, by Classification of Symptoms Resembling Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Children With Chronic Abdominal Pain, No. (%)
Symptom CategoryBaseline3 Months6 Months9 Months12 Months
Functional dyspepsia11 (45.8)12 (54.5)9 (45.0)6 (28.6)6 (26.1)
Irritable bowel syndrome48 (42.1)54 (54.0)46 (46.5)50 (52.6)45 (41.3)
Functional abdominal pain75 (49.3)77 (58.8)60 (48.8)51 (44.0)51 (37.2)
Missing8 (53.3)8 (61.5)6 (42.9)6 (42.9)3 (21.4)