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Published in final edited form as: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Sep 29;16(2):219–225.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.09.043

Table 3.

Comparison by Fructan Sensitivity of Baseline Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Stooling Habits, and Psychosocial Distress in Children with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Baseline Characteristic	Fructan Sensitive (n=12)	Fructan Insensitive (n=11)
Pain Frequency (episodes/day)	2.8 ± 2.4	2.6 ± 1.8
Pain Severity (0–10) ^a	1.6 ± 1.0	2.2 ± 1.5
Bloating (0–10) ^b	1.0 ± 1.0	0.8 ± 0.8
Gas (0–10) ^b	0.8 ± 0.8	2.0 ± 1.4 ^#
Nausea (0–10) ^b	0.2 ± 0.2	0.3 ± 0.6
Fatigue (0–10) ^b	1.9 ± 1.8	1.5 ± 1.8
Bowel movements per day	0.9 ± 0.5	0.9 ± 0.4
Mean Stool Type (1–5)	2.5 ± 0.6	2.5 ± 0.7
Somatization ^c	31.1 ± 17.9	30.5 ± 12.6
Depression (T-score) ^d	49.3 ± 10.9	50.6 ± 9.4
Anxiety (T-score) ^d	55.5 ± 16.4	57.5 ± 13.4

P<0.05 comparison between fructan sensitive and fructan insensitive subjects

Data missing for one individual in fructan sensitive group

Data missing for one individual in each group

Measured using the Childhood Somatization Inventory

Measured using the Behavioral Assessment System for Children-2