Table 2 Randomised participants by website group
Variable | Website only | Website with support | No website | Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 45 | N = 45 | N = 45 | ||
Age (years), mean (SD) | 45.76 (9.21) | 45.13 (10.13) | 42.18 (11.48) | F(2,132) = 1.524, p = 0.222 |
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 |
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) |  |
Gender n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  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 (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  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) |  |