Family history of irritable bowel syndrome is the major determinant of persistent abdominal complaints in young adults with a history of pediatric recurrent abdominal pain

Table 1 Demographic and other clinical features of individuals with or without IBS at follow-up

	IBS symptoms	No IBS	P
	(n=15)	(n=37)	value
Mean age (yrs) at index diagnosis	7.7	6.2	> 0.05
Female/male	9/6	19/18	> 0.05
Mean duration of follow-up (yr)	8.4	8.6	> 0.05
Siblings with IBS (%)	40	16	< 0.05
Extra-intestinal symptoms (%)	47	13.5	< 0.05
Body mass index	19.9	18.9	> 0.05

Table 2 Clinical features of the15 subjects with IBS-like symptoms at follow-up

Symptoms	%
Predominant abdominal pain	67
Predominant abdominal discomfort	33
Alternating diarrhea/constipation	15
Severity of dominant symptom (1-100)	50
Limitation in school/sport/play (1-100)	48
Sleep disturbances	19
Headache	15