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. 2023 Oct 4;6(10):e1592. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.1592

Table 2.

Correlation of IBS according to the sociodemographic of the participants.

Category Subcategory Participants without IBS Participants with IBS Total Pearson chi‐square p‐Value
Age 43.965 <0.001
18–30 (n, %) 2625 (77.4%) 767 (22.6%) 3392
31–40 (n, %) 476 (67.9%) 225 (32.1%) 701
41–50 (n, %) 415 (68.9%) 187 (31.1%) 602
51–60 (n, %) 341 (71.0%) 139 (29.0%) 480
More than 60 (n, %) 242 (73.3%) 88 (26.7%) 330
Gender 5530.936 <0.001
Male (n, %) 1793 (77.9%) 508 (22.1%)/CI: 20.4%–23.9% 2301
Female (n, %) 2306 (72.0%) 898 (28.0%)/CI: 26.6%–29.5% 3204
BMI according WHO Classification 33.447 <0.001
Underweight < 18.5 (n, %) 279 (74.8%) 94 (25.2%) 373
Normal range [18.5–24.9] (n, %) 2142 (77.1%) 638 (22.9%) 2780
Overweight [25.0–29.9] (n, %) 1122 (72.9%) 418 (27.1%) 1540
Obese Class I [30–34.9] (n, %) 394 (66.2%) 201 (33.8%) 595
Obese Class II [35–39.9] (n, %) 124 (73.8%) 44 (26.2%) 168
Obese Class III > 40 (n, %) Not Counted Not Counted 49
ASA grade 5544.174 <0.001
ASA I (n, %) 2928 (76.6%) 896 (23.4%) 3824
ASA II (n, %) 961 (68.6%) 440 (31.4%) 1401
ASA III (n, %) 181 (73.3%) 66 (26.7%) 247
ASA IV (n, %) Not counted Not counted 27
ASA V (n, %) Not counted Not counted 6
Geographic 5517.374 <0.001
Urban life (n, %) 3339 (75.2%) 1100 (24.8%) 4439
Rural life (n, %) 683 (70.4%) 287 (29.6%) 970
Nomad life (n, %) Not counted Not counted 96

Note: ASA I, healthy person; ASA II, mild systemic disease; ASA III, severe systemic disease; ASA IV, severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life; ASA IV, a moribund person who is not expected to survive without the operation; ASA V, a declared brain‐dead person whose organs are being removed for donor purposes.

Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome.