Table 4.
Correlation of IBS according to the field of work or profession of the participants.
| Category | Subcategory | Participants without IBS | Participants with IBS | Total | Pearson chi‐square | p‐Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural projects and natural resources (e.g., Farmer) (n, %) | Yes | 82 (72.6%) | 31 (27.4%) | 113 | 5506.217 | <0.001 |
| No | 4017 (74.5%) | 1375 (25.5%) | 5392 | |||
| Civil engineer (n, %) | Yes | 108 (71.5%) | 43 (28.5%) | 151 | 5506.704 | <0.001 |
| No | 3991 (74.5%) | 1363 (25.5%) | 5354 | |||
| Informatics, technology or computer engineer…etc. (n, %) | Yes | 140 (73.7%) | 50 (26.3%) | 190 | 5506.062 | <0.001 |
| No | 3959 (74.5%) | 1356 (25.5%) | 5315 | |||
| Commercial companies and offices (n, %) | Yes | 141 (72.3%) | 54 (27.7%) | 195 | 5506.492 | <0.001 |
| No | 3958 (74.5%) | 1352 (25.5%) | 5310 | |||
| Physicians (n, %) | Yes | 465 (76.4%) | 144 (23.6%) | 609 | 5507.293 | <0.001 |
| No | 3634 (74.2%) | 1262 (25.8%) | 4896 | |||
| Nurses (n, %) | Yes | 140 (77.3%) | 41 (22.7%) | 181 | 5506.821 | <0.001 |
| No | 3959 (74.4%) | 1365 (25.6%) | 5324 | |||
| Home economics (n, %) | Yes | 168 (71.2%) | 68 (28.8%) | 236 | 5507.389 | <0.001 |
| No | 3931 (74.6%) | 1338 (25.4%) | 5269 | |||
| Industry (n, %) | Yes | 81 (71.1%) | 33 (28.9%) | 114 | 5506.711 | <0.001 |
| No | 4018 (74.5%) | 1373 (25.5%) | 5391 | |||
| Teaching (schools, universities) (n, %) | Yes | 327 (71.9%) | 128 (28.1%) | 455 | 5509.445 | <0.001 |
| No | 3772 (74.7%) | 1278 (25.3%) | 5050 | |||
| Not working (n, %) | Yes | 1738 (75.8%) | 555 (24.2%) | 2293 | 5509.691 | <0.001 |
| No | 2361 (73.5%) | 851 (26.5%) | 3212 |
Abbreviation: IBS, irritable bowel syndrome.