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Table 2 Correlation analysis between SIBO and GI symptoms

From: Short-course Rifaximin therapy efficacy and lactulose hydrogen breath test in Chinese patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome

 

SIBO

ρ

P value

Abdominal discomfort

0.081

0.483

Abdominal distension

0.083

0.468

Abdominal pain

0.231

0.052

Defecatory urgency

0.013

0.909

Diarrhea

0.064

0.578

Incomplete evacuation

0.199

0.081

  1. Note: ρ, Spearman rank correlation coefficient; SIBO, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth;
  2. GI symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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