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Table 3 Demographic and pathological data of IBS subgroups

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

 

IBS subgroups

p

 

IBS-C (n = 64)

IBS-M (n = 90)

IBS-D (n = 72)

 

α Age (Mean ± SD)

43.54 ± 13.17

47.53 ± 13.54

46.68 ± 15.57

0.211

b Gender (female,%)

43 (67.2%)

45 (50%)

37 (51.4%)

0.077

β Lymphochytic colitis n (%)

0 (0%)

1 (1.1%)

6 (8.3%)

0.007**

β Focal active colitis n (%)

1 (1.6%)

10 (11.1%)

4 (5.6%)

0.058

  1. α Oneway Anova test
  2. β χ 2 test or Fisher's exact test
  3. **p < 0.01