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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study participants at enrollment

From: Influence of low FODMAP-gluten free diet on gut microbiota alterations and symptom severity in Iranian patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Baseline characteristics

Number (%)

Age (years), mean (range)

37.8 (18–59)

Gender (M/F)

15/15

Smoking, yes (%)

9 (30 %)

IBS-SSS, mean (range)

326 (250–475)

IBS subtypes

IBS-D

16 (54)

IBS-C

10 (33)

IBS-M

3 (10)

IBS-U

1 (3)

Ethnicity

Persian

Turk

Kurd

Lur

Others

10

11

4

3

2

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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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