Table 1.
Sample baseline characteristics for total sample and by treatment group.
| Treatment Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Sample (N = 75) | MC-CBT (n = 25) | S-CBT (n = 23) | Wait List (n = 27) | |
| Age (mean, sd) | 46.6 (16.7) | 41.9 (13.6) | 48.13 (18.2) | 49.7 (17.6) |
| Gender (%) | ||||
| Male | 13.3% | 24.0% | 8.7% | 7.4% |
| Female | 86.7% | 76.0% | 91.3% | 92.6% |
| Marital Status (%) | ||||
| Single | 24.0% | 24.0% | 30.4% | 18.5% |
| Married | 45.3% | 48.0% | 39.1% | 48.1% |
| Divorced | 22.7% | 24.0% | 17.4% | 25.9% |
| Widowed/separated | 2.7% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 3.7% |
| Living w/ partner | 5.3% | 4.0% | 8.7% | 3.7% |
| Ethnicity (%) | ||||
| Asian | 1.3% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| African American | 2.7% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| White | 94.7% | 92.0% | 100% | 92.6% |
| Hispanic | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| Education | ||||
| Some High School | 2.7% | 0.0% | 8.7% | 0.0% |
| High School Grad/GED | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 7.4% |
| Some College | 17.3% | 16.0% | 13.0% | 22.2% |
| Vo-Tech/Associate’s | 17.3% | 28.0% | 8.7% | 14.8% |
| College Grad | 18.7% | 16.0% | 30.4% | 11.1% |
| Some Post-Grad | 8.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 18.5% |
| Master’s Degree | 21.3% | 16.0% | 21.7% | 25.9% |
| Doctoral Degree | 6.7% | 16.0% | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Years with IBS (mean, sd) | 16.5 (15.3) | 12.00 (12.1) | 16.2 (12.2) | 20.9 (19.2) |
| Bowel habit (%) | ||||
| Diarrhea | 53.3% | 48.0% | 60.9% | 51.9% |
| Constipation | 25.3% | 32.0% | 21.7% | 22.2% |
| Mixed | 21.3% | 20.0% | 17.4% | 25.9% |
| IBS-SSS | 294.0 (79.4) | 312.4 (81.2) | 282.9 (77.3) | 286.6 (79.5) |
Note. IBS-SSS Categories: Mild = 75–175; Moderate = 175–300; Severe = > 300.