Table 5. IBS predicting microscopic colitis, IBD, and colorectal cancer stratified by sex.

Endpoint	HR	95% CI	P value a,b
Women
Microscopic colitis	1.66	1.49–1.86	<.001
Inflammatory bowel disease	1.71	1.22–2.41	0.002
Colorectal cancer	3.35	1.98–5.66	<.001
Men
Microscopic colitis	1.79	1.57–2.04	<.001
Inflammatory bowel disease	2.27	1.53–3.35	<.001
Colorectal cancer	3.88	2.38–6.34	<.001

HR: hazard ratio. CI: confidence interval.

^a Tested by multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression.

^b Adjusted for age, insurance amount, and urbanization level.