Table 1.
Number of Healthy Subjects, Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Functional Dyspepsia, and Functional Constipation Included in Validation Study and Their Demographic Parameters
| Demographic parameters | Healthy subjects | Irritable bowel syndrome | Functional constipation | Functional dyspepsia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindi validation study | n = 10 | n = 10 | n = 10 | n = 10 |
| Age (median [range], yr) | 26 (21–56) | 33 (17–53) | 45.5 (18–66) | 49.5 (26–65) |
| Gender (M:F) | 4:6 | 8:2 | 3:7 | 7:3 |
| Telegu validation study | n = 10 | n = 11 | n = 6 | n = 8 |
| Age (median [range], yr) | 25.5 (23–30) | 33.0 (18–62) | 42 (24–55) | 45.5 (24–63) |
| Gender (M:F) | 4:6 | 11:0 | 5:1 | 3:5 |
| Chinese validation study | n = 6 | n = 9 | n = 14 | n = 9 |
| Age (median [range], yr) | 26.5(24–47) | 46(24–65) | 41(20–59) | 42(23–65) |
| Gender (M:F) | 2:4 | 3:6 | 8:6 | 4:5 |
| Korean validation study | n = 14 | n = 9 | n = 11 | n = 6 |
| Age (median [range], yr) | 36.5 (24–52) | 37 (27–48) | 33 (31–65) | 38 (21–58) |
| Gender (M:F) | 5:9 | 6:3 | 4:7 | 0:6 |
| Indonesian validation study | n = 10 | n = 10 | n = 10 | n = 10 |
| Age (median [range], yr) | 32.8 (21–62) | 46.9 (22–72) | 43.1 (26–63) | 45.2 (22–67) |
| Gender (M:F) | 5:5 | 7:3 | 1:9 | 1:9 |
| Thai validation study | n = 10 | n = 10 | n = 10 | n = 10 |
| Age (median [range], yr) | 44 (26–66) | 45 (24–63) | 46.5 (37–65) | 53 (14–62) |
| Gender (M:F) | 3:7 | 2:8 | 3:7 | 1:9 |
| Total number of subjects | 60 | 59 | 61 | 53 |