Document Classification

Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Observation on gastric emptying showed that 24 h gastric paresis occurred in 17 patients (56. 7 %) of the AN group, and 22 (73. 3 %) of the control group ; the 24 h and 72 h barium residue (strip) in the AN group was 10. 60 + / - 4. 61 and 8. 53 + / - 4. 08 respectively, while in the control group 17. 07 + / - 3. 99 and 15. 83 + / - 4. 19 ; the 24 h, 72 h gastric emptying rate in the former was (47. 00 + / - 23. 07) % and (57. 33 + / - 20. 37) %, and in the latter (14. 67 + / - 19. 95) % and (20. 83 + / - 20. 97) %, all showed significant difference between them (P < 0. 05 or P < 0. 01).