Table 3.

Changes in Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) subscore values after surgery.

	Cholecystectomy Patients (±SD)	Hernia Patients (±SD)	P-value
Pre-surgery reflux subscore	1.91 (±1.29)	1.43 (±0.77)	<0.001
Post-surgery reflux subscore	1.59 (±1.02)	1.38 (±0.70)	0.05
Change in reflux subscore	−0.32 (−17%)	−0.05 (−3%)	0.12
% with fall in reflux subscore	44%	37%	0.01
Pre-surgery Pain subscore	2.34 (±1.16)	1.59 (±0.74)	<0.001
Post-surgery Pain subscore	1.76 (±0.84)	1.50 (±0.64)	0.02
Change in Pain subscore	−0.59 (−25%)	−0.10 (−6%)	<0.001
% with fall in Pain subscore	63%	35%	<0.001
Pre-surgery Indigestion subscore	2.32 (±1.29)	1.89 (±0.94)	0.01
Post-surgery Indigestion subscore	1.89 (±0.96)	1.76 (±0.83)	0.23
Change in Indigestion subscore	−0.43 (−18%)	−0.13 (−8%)	0.03
% with fall in Indigestion subscore	58%	43%	0.08
Pre-surgery Constipation subscore	1.91 (±1.11)	1.71 (±1.00)	0.11
Post-surgery Constipation subscore	1.67 (±0.79)	1.66 (±0.95)	0.94
Change in Constipation subscore	−0.25 (−12%)	−0.05 (−2%)	0.09
% with fall in Constipation subscore	39%	31%	0.67
Pre-surgery Diarrhea subscore	1.93 (±1.27)	1.42 (±0.72)	<0.001
Post-surgery Diarrhea subscore	2.05 (±1.21)	1.41 (±0.71)	<0.001
Change in Diarrhea subscore	+0.13 (+7%)	+0.01 (+1%)	0.28
% with fall in Diarrhea subscore	33%	25%	0.89

SD: Standard deviation. Bonferroni corrections have been applied to p-values.