From: Dietary intakes in people with irritable bowel syndrome
All participants n = 104 | IBS subtype† | Gender‡ | ||||
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Type A n = 42 |
Type C n = 23 |
Type D n = 39 |
Men n = 23 |
Women n = 81 | ||
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 33.3 ± 13.90 | 32.1 ± 12.97 | 33.4 ± 12.79 | 34.6 ± 15.63 | 43.3 ± 15.49 | 30.5 ± 12.08* |
BMI, kgm -2 (mean ± SD) | 24.1 ± 4.48 | 23.0 ± 3.75 | 24.1 ± 3.81 | 25.3 ± 5.30 | 25.7 ± 4.32 | 23.7 ± 4.45 |
Total symptom severity
(mean ± SD) | 250 ± 75.7 | 256 ± 63.0 | 244 ± 83.9 | 250 ± 83.9 | 223 ± 74.7 | 258 ± 74.8 |