Do Distinct Dyspepsia Subgroups Exist in the Community? A Population-Based Study

BACKGROUND The heterogeneity of the dyspepsia symptom complex is well known. Several attempts to classify dyspepsia into subgroups have been proposed as a basis for diagnosis and therapy, but data are conflicting. We postulated that dyspepsia comprises three distinct subsets, characterized by pain, early satiety, or nausea/vomiting. We aimed to identify these subsets of dyspepsia: “frequent upper abdominal pain (UAP),” “early satiety (ES),” and...