Table 2 IBS-C symptoms at baseline
FRANCE | GERMANY | ITALY | SPAIN | SWEDEN | UK | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 59 | 102 | 112 | 112 | 36 | 104 | 525 |
IBS-SSS categorical items, n (%) | |||||||
Current abdominal pain | 53 (89.8) | 99 (97.1) | 108 (96.4) | 107 (95.5) | 34 (94.4) | 102 (98.1) | 503 (95.8) |
Current abdominal distention | 52 (88.1) | 91 (89.2) | 106 (94.6) | 104 (92.9) | 34 (94.4) | 100 (96.2) | 487 (92.8) |
IBS-SSS score (SD) | |||||||
Severity of abdominal paina | 57.5 (25.3) | 49.3 (23.8) | 59.8 (19.8) | 56.5 (21.4)3 | 56.6 (21.0)4 | 71.7 (20.6) | 59.1 (22.9) |
Number of days with abdominal painb | 7.0 (2.9) | 5.4 (2.8) | 5.4 (2.8) | 5.7 (2.8) | 6.8 (3.0)5 | 6.9 (3.0) | 6.0 (2.9) |
Severity of abdominal distentiona | 66.5 (23.6)1 | 60.0 (21.4)2 | 64.8 (20.8) | 65.0 (23.6) | 66.6 (19.8) | 75.2 (19.5) | 66.4 (22.0) |
Dissatisfaction with bowel habitsa | 71.6 (23.3) | 69.0 (23.7) | 78.9 (20.2) | 77.9 (19.6) | 75.8 (23.6) | 82.9 (20.9) | 76.6 (22.0) |
Interference with life in generala | 79.5 (15.9) | 68.2 (19.0) | 59.6 (25.5) | 71.4 (21.0) | 70.9 (16.0) | 79.4 (19.9) | 70.7 (21.8) |
IBS-SSS overall score c | 338.9 (78.6) | 288.3 (78.8) | 311.1 (75.1) | 315.4 (82.2) | 317.3 (81.8) | 373.1 (82.5) | 323.2 (84.3) |
Categorical severity of IBS-C, n (%) | |||||||
Mild (< 175) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Moderate (175 ≤ 300) | 17 (28.8) | 58 (56.9) | 43 (38.4) | 47 (42.0) | 16 (44.4) | 21 (20.2) | 202 (38.5) |
Severe (> 300) | 37 (62.7) | 44 (43.1) | 68 (60.7) | 64 (57.1) | 20 (55.6) | 82 (78.8) | 315 (60.0) |