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Table 8 Comparison of the patients receiving herbal therapy and those not receiving herbal therapy in terms of their characteristics

From: Factors affecting the use of herbal products in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and their results: case–control study

Variable

Using herbal therapy

n, (%)

Not using herbal therapy

n, (%)

Total

n, (%)

P value

Single

33, (52.4)

30, (47.6)

63, (100)

0.036

Married

69, (37.3)

116, (62.7)

185, (100)

 

City center

64, (62.1)

39, (37.9)

103, (100)

< 0.001

District

28, (24.6)

86, (75.4)

114, (100)

 

Town/village

10, (32.3)

21, (67.7)

31, (100)

 

Women

55, (39.6)

84, (60.4)

139, (100)

0.573

Men

47, (43.1)

62, (56.9)

109, (100)

 

Employed

44, (39.3)

68, (60.7)

112, (100)

0.592

Unemployed

58, (42.6)

78, (57.4)

136, (100)

 

Receiving medical treatment

96, (43.6)

124, (56.4)

220, (100)

0.041

Not receiving medical treatment

6, (21.4)

22, (78.6)

28, (100)

 

Has constipation

86, (49.1)

89, (50.9)

175, (100)

 < 0.001

Does not have constipation

16, (21.9)

57, (78.1)

73, (100)