Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Parameters of Patients and Healthy Subjects Included in the Translation-validation Study
| Parameters | HS | IBS | FD | FC | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of subjects | 30 | 40 | 35 | 12 | |
| Age (median age [range], yr) | 29 (18–46) | 28 (18–65) | 30 (18–70) | 36 (18–70) | NS |
| Gender (male) | 23 (76.6%) | 36 (90.0%) | 22 (62.8%) | 10 (83.3%) | NS for all except FD vs IBS |
| Education | |||||
| Class I to X | 1 (3.3%) | 12 (30.0%) | 20 (57.2%) | 5 (41.7%) | |
| SSC/HSC | 5 (16.7%) | 13 (32.5%) | 8 (22.8%) | 5 (41.7%) | < 0.001 |
| Graduate/postgraduate | 19 (63.3%) | 13 (32.5%) | 7 (20.0%) | 2 (16.7%) | |
| Professionals/others | 5 (16.7%) | 2 (5.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Occupation | |||||
| Housewife | 2 (6.7%) | 4 (10.0%) | 9 (25.71%) | 2 (16.7%) | |
| Service sector | 24 (80.0%) | 12 (30.0%) | 16 (45.7%) | 7 (58.3%) | 0.001 |
| Business | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (17.5%) | 3 (8.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Others | 4 (13.3%) | 17 (42.5%) | 7 (20.0%) | 3 (25.0%) | |
| KS family income group (taka per month) | |||||
| > 22500 (KS group 1, 2) | 14 (46.7%) | 6 (15.0%) | 1 (2.9%) | 3 (25.0%) | |
| 22499-11236 (KS group 3, 4) | 9 (30.0%) | 16 (40.0%) | 21 (60.0%) | 3 (25.0%) | < 0.001 |
| < 11235 (KS group 5–7) | 7 (23.3%) | 18 (45.0%) | 13 (37.1%) | 6 (50.0%) | |
HS, healthy subjects; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome; FD, functional dyspepsia; FC, functional constipation; NS, not significant; SSC, secondary school certificate; HSC, higher school certificate; KS, Kuppuswamy’s.
1 US dollar = 80 taka in October 2015.