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. 2023 Jul 31;15(7):e42778. doi: 10.7759/cureus.42778

Table 2. Relationship between IBS prevalence and participants' demographics and chronic disease presence (N=651).

IBS - irritable bowel syndrome

Variable IBS χ2 p-value
No N (%) Yes N (%)
Age in years, median (IQR) 29 (25) 25 (18) 1.5 0.133
Gender
Female 350 (72.3) 123 (73.7) 0.11 0.738
Male 134 (27.7) 44 (26.3)    
Nationality
Non-Saudi 23 (4.8) 2 (1.2) 4.24 0.039
Saudi 461 (95.2) 165 (98.8)    
Education
Primary school 2 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 2.33 0.802
Middle school 2 (0.4) 1 (0.6)    
Secondary school 89 (18.4) 26 (15.6)    
Bachelors 349 (72.1) 127 (76)    
Above Bachelors 40 (8.3) 13 (7.8)    
Master 2 (0.4) 0 (0.0)    
Employment
Government employee 148 (30.6) 49 (29.3) 2.82 0.727
None 57 (11.8) 26 (15.6)    
Private sector employee 39 (8.1) 14 (8.4)    
Retired 40 (8.3) 10 (6)    
Self-employed 10 (2.1) 2 (1.2)    
Student 190 (39.3) 66 (39.5)    
Monthly income
<5000 SR 216 (44.6) 78 (46.7) 0.43 0.934
5000-10000 SR 91 (18.8) 31 (18.6)    
10000-20000 SR 145 (30) 46 (27.5)    
>20000 SR 32 (6.6) 12 (7.2)    
Chronic diseases
No 392 (81) 139 (83.2) 0.41 0.519
Yes 92 (19) 28 (16.8)