TABLE 1.
Clinical features of the children enrolled in this study.
| Characteristics | Healthy | IBS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBS-C• | IBS-D• | IBS-U• | Other IBS subjects* | ||
| Number of subjects | 22 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Age (year ± SD) | 9.32 ± 1.52 | 9.38 ± 1.19 | 10 | 9.26 ± 1.89 | 9 |
| Female/male | 11/11 | 5/8 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 0/1 |
| Recollection (times) | 6 (3×) | 1 (2×), 4 (3×) | 1 (2×) | 2 (3×) | 1 (2×) |
| Mean pain rating a | 0.01 ± 0.04 | 0.70 ± 0.57 | 0.21 | 0.30 ± 0.36 | NA |
| Maximum pain rating a | 0.51 ± 1.19 | 5.69 ± 2.53 | 4.00 | 4.43 ± 3.26 | NA |
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IBS-C: IBS with constipation; IBS-D: IBS with diarrhea; IBS-U: unsubtyped IBS.
*
Not classifiable by IBS subtype (absence of diary)
a
Initial collection only (diary A complete). For IBS-U, data for mean and maximum pain values were obtained from 6 subjects only
NA: data not available