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Age (years), mean (SD)
|
45.76 (9.21)
|
45.13 (10.13)
|
42.18 (11.48)
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F(2,132) = 1.524, p = 0.222
|
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Length of symptoms (years), mean (SD)
|
10.51 (8.19)
|
12.87 (9.47)
|
9.00 (8.14)
|
KW, ap = 0.129
|
|
Median (IQR)
|
10.00 (12.00)
|
12.00 (15.00)
|
7.50 (8.75)
| |
|
IBS-SSS total, mean (SD)
|
237.33 (85.36)
|
237.30 (100.78)
|
251.36 (75.92)
|
F(2,132) = 0.377, p = 0.687
|
|
IBS-QOL score, mean (SD)
|
67.32 (17.89)
|
60.00 (3.13)
|
64.86 (19.39)
|
F(2,132) = 1.65, p = 0.20
|
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HADS score for anxiety, mean (SD)
|
8.73 (3.40)
|
9.46 (3.91)
|
10.00 (4.12)
|
F(2,132) = 1.23, p = 0.30
|
|
HADS score for depression, mean (SD)
|
4.20 (2.87)
|
5.26 (3.68)
|
5.32 (3.56)
|
KW, ap = 0.263
|
|
Median (IQR)
|
4 (4)
|
5 (6)
|
5 (5)
| |
|
Deprivation score, mean (SD)
|
12.27 (9.07)
|
8.65 (5.54)
|
12.81 (9.40)
|
KW, ap = 0.026*
|
|
Median (IQR)
|
10.06 (9.79)
|
6.57 (7.63)
|
9.79 (9.21)
| |
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Gender n (%)
| | | | |
|
Male
|
14 (46.7)
|
12 (40.0)
|
4 (13.3)
|
X2(2) = 6.844, p = 0.034*
|
|
Female
|
31(29.5)
|
34 (32.4)
|
40 (38.1)
| |
|
Type of IBS n (%)
| | | |
X2(4) = 0.70, p = 0.953
|
|
Constipation
|
5 (38.5)
|
5 (38.5)
|
3 (23.1)
| |
|
Diarrhoea
|
14 (34.1)
|
13 (31.7)
|
14 (34.1)
| |
|
Mixed
|
26 (32.1)
|
28 (34.6)
|
27 (33.3)
| |
|
Severity IBS on IBS SSS n (%)
| | | | |
|
Mild
|
10 (33.3)
|
12 (40.0)
|
8 (26.7)
|
X2(4) = 1.37, p = 0.85
|
|
Moderate
|
24 (32.4)
|
23 (31.1)
|
27 (36.5)
| |
|
Severe
|
11 (35.5)
|
11 (35.5)
|
9 (29.0)
| |
|
Education n (%)
| | | |
X2(10) = 3.65, p = 0.97
|
|
No formal
|
2 (25.0)
|
4 (50.0)
|
2 (25.0)
| |
|
GSCE/O
|
11 (31.4)
|
11 (31.4)
|
13 (37.1)
| |
|
A level
|
11 (32.4)
|
10 (29.4)
|
13 (38.2)
| |
|
Degree
|
12 (38.7)
|
10 (32.3)
|
9 (29.0)
| |
|
Postgraduate
|
5 (33.3)
|
7 (46.7)
|
3 (20.0)
| |
|
Other
|
4 (33.3)
|
4 (33.3)
|
4 (33.3)
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