Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the human cohort

	HV	IBS
N	18	43
Female, n (%)	15 (75)	32 (78)
Age, mean±SD	31.9±12.1	29.6±8.6
Mild IBS, n (%) 75<IBS-SSS<149		7 (16)
IBS–moderate, n (%) 150<IBS-SSS<299		18 (42)
IBS–severe, n (%) IBS-SSS>300		18 (42)

HV, healthy volunteer; IBS-SSS, IBS Severity Scoring System.