Table 2.
Sexual and Physical Abuse History in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients and Controls
| Variables | Before adolescence | After adolescence | ||||
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| IBS patients (n = 194) | Controls (n = 194) | χ2 score | IBS patients (n = 194) | Controls (n = 194) | χ2 score | |
| Sexual abuse (n [%]) | ||||||
| Any sexual abuse | 32 (16.5) | 13 (6.7) | 9.1a | 31 (16.0) | 15 (7.7) | 6.3a |
| Sexual exposure | 20 (10.3) | 10 (5.2) | 17 (8.8) | 12 (6.2) | ||
| Threat of sex | 3 (1.5) | 1 (0.5) | 6 (3.1) | 1 (0.5) | ||
| Touched patient | 8 (4.1) | 1 (0.5) | 6 (3.1) | 2 (1.0) | ||
| Patient touched other | 14 (7.2) | 1 (0.5) | 10 (5.2) | 4 (2.1) | ||
| Rape or incest | 9 (4.6) | 5 (2.6) | 11 (5.7) | 2 (1) | ||
| Physical abuse (often) (n [%]) | 43 (22.2) | 36 (18.6) | 0.8b | 21 (10.8) | 13 (6.7) | 2.1b |
| Either sexual or physical abuse (n [%]) | 53 (27.3) | 39 (20.1) | 2.8b | 38 (19.6) | 26 (13.7) | 3.1b |
| Both sexual and physical abuse (n [%]) | 11 (5.7) | 5 (2.6) | 3.0b | 7 (3.6) | 1 (0.5) | 3.6b |
a
P < 0.01.
b
Not significant.
χ2, Pearson’s chi-square test; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome.