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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 1, 2004; 10(7): 1059-1064
Published online Apr 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i7.1059
Published online Apr 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i7.1059
Table 1 The basic characteristics of IBS consulters
| Characteristics | IBS sample (n = 662) |
| Age (yr, %) | 44.78 ± 13.71 |
| < 20 | 1.5 |
| 20-29 | 9.5 |
| 30-39 | 30.4 |
| 40-49 | 25.8 |
| 50-59 | 17 |
| 60-69 | 10.5 |
| 70-79 | 5 |
| > 80 | 0.3 |
| Gender (n, %) | |
| Male | 312 (47.1) |
| Female | 350 (52.9) |
| Marital status (n, %) | |
| Never married | 51 (7.7) |
| Married | 585 (88.4) |
| Widow | 19 (2.8) |
| Divorced or separated | 7 (1.1) |
| Education level (n, %) | |
| Illiterate | 87 (13.1) |
| Primary school | 129 (19.5) |
| Junior middle school | 184 (27.7) |
| Senior middle school | 155 (23.5) |
| College or graduated | 107 (16.2) |
| Profession (n, %) | |
| Peasants | 211 (31.8) |
| Workers | 75 (11.3) |
| Cadres | 62 (9.4) |
| Intellectuals | 58 (8.7) |
| Merchants | 105 (15.9) |
| Soldiers | 57 (8.6) |
| Student | 20 (3.0) |
| Retired and jobless | 74 (11.3) |
Table 2 Symptoms characteristics of IBS by gender
| Symptoms (%) | Male (n = 305) | Female (n = 311) | P |
| IBS compatible symptoms | |||
| Abdominal pain ≥ 1 hour/day | 53.7 | 61.1 | 0.039 |
| Abdominal pain ≥ 2 days/week | 67.2 | 68.2 | 0.434 |
| Altered stool form | 80.0 | 78.1 | 0.312 |
| Altered stool passage | 66.8 | 68.8 | 0.325 |
| Abdominal distension | 60.7 | 65.6 | 0.118 |
| Passage of mucus | 51.1 | 48.2 | 0.260 |
| Extra-colonic symptoms | |||
| Dyspeptic symptoms | 63.1 | 65.3 | 0.319 |
| Poor appetite | 33.6 | 43.0 | 0.011 |
| Heartburn | 28.4 | 21.3 | 0.066 |
| Headache | 24.1 | 33.6 | 0.024 |
| Back pain | 24.4 | 27.5 | 0.426 |
| Difficulty in urination | 15.6 | 6.2 | 0.000 |
| Anxiety | 51.0 | 57.1 | 0.200 |
| Depression | 40.2 | 47.7 | 0.114 |
| Fatigue | 72.0 | 73.7 | 0.897 |
Table 3 Symptoms in the IBS subgroups
| Symptoms (%, n) | IBS-C (n = 108) | IBS-D (n = 258) | IBS-A (n = 174) |
| Genderb | |||
| Male | 38 (35.8) | 147 | 75 (43.1) |
| Female | 69 (64.2) | 111 | 99 (56.9) |
| Age (yr) | 44.2 ± 13.1 | 45.8 ± 13.7 | 44.6 ± 14.2 |
| Abdominal pain | 51 (47.2) | 152 (58.9) | 113 (64.9) |
| frequency ≥ 2 d/wk | |||
| Abdominal pain | 62 (57.4) | 171 (66.3) | 132 (75.9) |
| Duration ≥ 1 h/da | |||
| Abnormal stool form | 84 (77.8) | 218 (84.5) | 133 (76.4) |
| Abnormal stool passage | 75 (69.4) | 179 (69.4) | 121 (69.5) |
| Abdominal distension | 65 (60.2) | 157 (60.9) | 118 (67.8) |
| Passage stool mucusa | 34 (31.5) | 150 (58.1) | 87 (50.0) |
| Dyspeptic symptomsb | 181 (70.2) | 108 (62.0) | |
| Heartburn | 25 (23.1) | 59 (22.9) | 45 (25.9) |
| Difficulty in urination | 16 (14.8) | 23 (8.9) | 15 (8.6) |
| Depression | 50 (46.3) | 107 (41.5) | 77 (44.3) |
| Fatigue | 68 (62.9) | 202 (78.3) | 125 (71.8) |
| Anxietyb | 51 (47.2) | 160 (62.0) | 88 (50.6) |
Table 4 The SF-36 scales score in IBS versus general population (Normative) by gender
| Scale(mean ± SD) | Male | Female | IBS sample | ||||
| IBS | Norm | P | IBS | Norm | P | ||
| PF | 83.6 (20.1) | 84.4 (18.6) | 0.478 | 78.3 (19.2) | 79.9 (20.7) | 0.179 | 81.1 (19.8) |
| RP | 60.9 (51.8) | 82.4 (32.6) | 0.000 | 50.0 (51.3) | 79.9 (34.5) | 0.000 | 55.7 (51.7) |
| BP | 53.5 (18.6) | 83.0 (19.0) | 0.000 | 47.6 (20.4) | 79.9 (21.8) | 0.000 | 50.9 (19.8) |
| GH | 43.4 (17.3) | 58.0 (19.9) | 0.000 | 38.2 (19.7) | 55.2 (20.4) | 0.000 | 41.0 (18.6) |
| VT | 40.9 (19.8) | 53.3 (20.9) | 0.000 | 34.4 (18.5) | 50.1 (20.7) | 0.000 | 37.9 (19.5) |
| SF | 67.2 (18.2) | 83.1 (17.5) | 0.000 | 62.9 (18.7) | 82.9 (18.1) | 0.000 | 65.3 (18.6) |
| RE | 65.5 (56.1) | 84.3 (32.3) | 0.000 | 53.2 (43.8) | 84.5 (32.5) | 0.000 | 59.7 (50.9) |
| MH | 50.4 (20.6) | 60.3 (23.0) | 0.000 | 44.0 (23.9) | 59.1 (22.4) | 0.000 | 47.4 (22.4) |
Table 5 The SF-36 scales score in IBS versus general population (Normative) by age
| Scale(mean ± SD) | < 44 yr | 45-64 yr | ≥ 65 yr | ||||||
| IBS | Norm | P | IBS | Norm | P | IBS | Norm | P | |
| PF | 85.5 (18.3) | 86.0 (18.0) | 0.599 | 81.2 (19.5) | 82.0 (17.4) | 0.359 | 67.6 (20.7) | 68.5 (24.5) | 0.747 |
| RP | 64.1 (57.7) | 85.3 (29.0) | 0.000 | 55.9 (51.8) | 80.4 (34.3) | 0.000 | 30.5 (37.4) | 68.3 (42.8) | 0.000 |
| BP | 53.4 (19.7) | 85.0 (17.8) | 0.000 | 51.1 (19.7) | 78.4 (21.3) | 0.000 | 46.0 (16.3) | 75.3 (23.6) | 0.000 |
| GH | 44.5 (18.0) | 60.0 (19.8) | 0.000 | 41.1 (18.6) | 54.0 (19.4) | 0.000 | 34.6 (14.9) | 50.3 (20.9) | 0.000 |
| VT | 40.6 (19.5) | 53.3 (20.3) | 0.000 | 37.9 (19.3) | 51.2 (21.1) | 0.000 | 25.8 (16.2) | 48.4 (22.1) | 0.000 |
| SF | 68.0 (18.1) | 84.2 (16.9) | 0.000 | 65.4 (18.5) | 82.8 (17.6) | 0.000 | 59.8 (18.0) | 79.3 (20.9) | 0.000 |
| RE | 61.7 (40.8) | 85.3 (30.5) | 0.000 | 59.7 (51.0) | 85.1 (32.2) | 0.000 | 55.0 (45.7) | 79.5 (38.8) | 0.059 |
| MH | 49.2 (18.0) | 57.9 (21.4) | 0.000 | 47.5 (22.4) | 61.3 (23.5) | 0.000 | 47.8 (18.2) | 62.4 (25.1) | 0.000 |
Table 6 SF-36 scale scores (mean ± SD) among different IBS subgroups
| SF-36 | IBS-C | IBS-D | IBS-A | General population | P |
| PF | 77.4 (22.1) | 82.2 (17.6) | 79.7 (20.7) | 82.2 (19.8) | 0.104 |
| RP | 47.1 (39.2) | 61.3 (41.6) | 50.9 (43.4) | 81.2 (33.6) | 0.043 |
| BP | 50.7 (20.9) | 52.3 (19.8) | 47.2 (19.8) | 81.5 (20.5) | 0.048 |
| GH | 36.9 (17.6) | 41.7 (19.6) | 40.5 (17.9) | 56.7 (20.2) | 0.110 |
| VT | 33.8 (19.0) | 37.8 (19.3) | 39.0 (20.0) | 52.0 (20.9) | 0.127 |
| SF | 63.9 (20.5) | 66.9 (17.5) | 62.0 (18.8) | 83.0 (17.8) | 0.032 |
| RE | 46.6 (44.4) | 65.3 (38.7) | 55.6 (43.1) | 84.4 (32.4) | 0.080 |
| MH | 42.6 (30.9) | 48.7 (18.0) | 47.9 (18.7) | 59.7 (22.7 ) | 0.061 |
- Citation: Si JM, Wang LJ, Chen SJ, Sun LM, Dai N. Irritable bowel syndrome consulters in Zhejiang province: The symptoms pattern, predominant bowel habit subgroups and quality of life. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(7): 1059-1064
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