Table 2.
Alcohol Patterns among IBS Patients and Controls
| Description | IBS patients (n = 166) | Controls (n = 48) | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of drinks/day of alcohol, mean (SD) | 0.51 (1.2) | 0.53 (1.1) | 0.64 |
| Number (%) of people reporting the following average daily consumption of alcohol during the study diary | 0.99 | ||
| None | 33 (20%) | 8 (17%) | |
| 0.01-0.99 | 103 (62%) | 30 (62%) | |
| ≥ 1.0 | 30 (18%) | 10 (21%) | |
| Number (%) of people reporting any binge drinking | 53 (32%) | 19 (40%) | 0.32 |
| Among people who binge drink | |||
| Number of drinks of alcohol consumed on average | 1.3 (1.1) | 1.0 (0.6) | 0.19 |
| Number of drinks consumed during a binge episode, mean (SD) | 4.9 (1.1) | 4.9 (0.9) | 0.81 |
a
Calculated as t-test for continuous variables; chi-square for categorical variables