Research Article

Visualized Quantitative Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Activity in Healthy Volunteers Using a Noninvasive Single-Channel Electroamplifier

Table 2

Correlation coefficients between characteristics of healthy volunteers and gastrointestinal electrical activity parameters.

ParameterMale sexAgeBMITime since last mealTime since last defecationBristol Stool Form Scale

Gastric DF
 Preprandial0.062-0.0430.051-0.341-0.024-0.102
 Postprandial0.007-0.002-0.155-0.272-0.060-0.064
Gastric DP
 Preprandial-0.234-0.109-0.5660.117-0.064-0.143
 Postprandial-0.068-0.219-0.5340.042-0.049-0.009
 Power ratio0.2290.0140.0460.0000.1230.132
Small intestinal DF
 Preprandial-0.0600.018-0.273-0.348-0.174-0.054
 Postprandial-0.1870.062-0.267-0.048-0.073-0.083
Small intestinal DP
 Preprandial-0.173-0.127-0.4590.1650.098-0.220
 Postprandial-0.054-0.149-0.5290.1680.0800.102
 Power ratio0.165-0.062-0.0500.0690.0270.430

BMI: body mass index; DF: dominant frequency; DP: dominant power. , .