Table 4:
Food Sensitivity Outcomes for Patients with IC/BPS Stratified by Race
| Black (N=49) |
White (N=210) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported that certain foods and/or beverages worsen bladder symptoms | 0.2631 | ||
| No | 4 (8%) | 37 (18%) | |
| Yes | 32 (65%) | 122 (58%) | |
| Unknown/Missing | 13 (27%) | 51 (24%) | |
| If foods do worsen bladder symptoms, they: | |||
| Make Urine Frequency… | 0.2721 | ||
| Worse | 27 (55%) | 89 (42%) | |
| No change | 5 (10%) | 27 (13%) | |
| Not applicable | 17 (35%) | 94 (45%) | |
| Make Urine Urgency… | 0.0091 | ||
| Worse | 28 (57%) | 73 (35%) | |
| No change | 4 (8%) | 43 (20%) | |
| Not applicable | 17 (35%) | 94 (45%) | |
| Make Bladder Pain… | 0.3071 | ||
| Worse | 20 (41%) | 96 (46%) | |
| No change | 9 (18%) | 22 (10%) | |
| Not applicable | 20 (41%) | 92 (44%) | |
| Eats foods, beverages, or supplements that they know will increase symptoms | 0.8221 | ||
| Daily | 4 (8%) | 21 (10%) | |
| Weekly | 9 (18%) | 32 (15%) | |
| Monthly | 3 (6%) | 20 (10%) | |
| Less than once a month | 11 (22%) | 42 (20%) | |
| Never | 5 (10%) | 33 (16%) | |
| Unknown/missing | 17 (35%) | 62 (30%) | |
| Has modified diet because of media reports about foods worsening bladder symptoms | 0.2591 | ||
| Yes | 32 (65%) | 110 (52%) | |
| Unknown/missing | 1 (2%) | 5 (2%) | |
| Has at least one food sensitivity | 0.3101 | ||
| Yes | 37 (76%) | 143 (68%) | |
| Number of sensitivities | 0.4022 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 7.8 (8.0) | 7.0 (8.0) | |
| Median | 6.0 | 5.0 | |
| Interquartile range | 1.0, 12.0 | 0.0, 12.0 | |
| Sensitive to | |||
| Acidic food (fruits and juices) | 20 (41%) | 86 (41%) | 0.9861 |
| Spicy food or ethnic food | 15 (31%) | 75 (36%) | 0.4991 |
| Alcoholic beverages | 25 (51%) | 75 (36%) | 0.0481 |
| Beef, tuna, or chicken | 3 (6%) | 12 (6%) | 0.9121 |
| Caffeinated beverages | 29 (59%) | 110 (52%) | 0.3901 |
| Non-caffeinated beverages | 24 (49%) | 67 (32%) | 0.0241 |
| Artificial sweeteners | 6 (12%) | 15 (7%) | 0.2391 |
| Digestive aids/supplements | 2 (4%) | 5 (2%) | 0.5091 |
1
Chi-Square
2
Kruskal Wallis
Note: 7 patients were excluded from this analysis who had an unknown race