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Table 2 Demographic and pathological data of IBS and control patients

From: The frequency of microscopic and focal active colitis in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

 

IBS (n = 226)

Control (n = 152)

p

a Age; Mean ± SD

46.13 ± 14.16

57.01 ± 1.,07

0.001**

b Gender (female, %)

125 (55.3%)

68 (44.7%)

0.044*

b Lymphoscytic colitis

7 (3.1%)

0 (0%)

0.045*

b Focal active colitis

15 (6.6%)

0 (0%)

0.001**

  1. a Student t test b χ 2 test
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. **p < 0.01