Table 3.
Gender Difference in Sexual and Physical Abuse History in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients and Controls
| Gender | 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 [%]) | F | 26 (13.4) | 8 (4.1) | 9.1a | 28 (14.4) | 14 (7.2) | 6.3a |
| M | 6 (3.1) | 5 (2.6) | 3 (1.5) | 1 (0.5) | |||
| Physical abuse (n [%]) | F | 27 (13.9) | 19 (9.8) | 0.8b | 15 (7.7) | 6 (3.1) | 2.1b |
| M | 16 (8.2) | 17 (8.8) | 6 (3.1) | 7 (3.6) | |||
a
P < 0.01.
b
Not significant.
χ2, Pearson’s chi-square test; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome; F, female; M, male.