Table 3.
Anthropometric and clinical data (GSRS items) of D-IBS patients according to normal D-IBS(−) or altered D-IBS(+) small intestinal permeability
| D-IBS(−) | D-IBS(+) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropometric parameters | |||
| Sex | 2/19 (M/F) | 4/14 (M/F) | |
| Age (yrs.) | 39.89 ± 11.25 | 40.19 ± 13.24 | ns |
| BMI | 24.48 ± 2.69 | 23.44 ± 3.76 | ns |
| GSRS single items | p | ||
| Nausea/vomiting | 2.0 (1–6) | 1.0 (1–4) | ns |
| Abdominal pain (colic pain) | 2.0 (1–6) | 4.5 (1–7) | ns |
| Gastric hunger pain | 5.0 (1–7) | 2.0 (1–6) | ns |
| Abdominal distension | 5.0 (1–7) | 5.0 (1–7) | ns |
| Burping | 1.0 (1–7) | 3.0 (1–7) | ns |
| Borborygmi | 3.0 (1–7) | 2.5 (1–7) | ns |
| Flatulence | 5.0 (1–7) | 3.0 (1–6) | ns |
| Increased passage of stools | 1.0 (1–3) | 1.0 (1–7) | ns |
| Bristol score | 5.0 (3–6) | 4.0 (3–7) | ns |
| Urgent bowel movement | 3.0 (1–7) | 3.0 (1–7) | ns |
| Feeling of incomplete defecation | 4.0 (1–7) | 3.0 (1–7) | ns |
| GSRS combination scores | |||
| Abdominal pain | 13.0 (8–25) | 14.0 (6–25) | ns |
| Indigestion syndrome | 19.0 (12–36) | 19.5 (7–39) | ns |
| Diarrhea syndrome | 8.0 (3–21) | 6.0 (3–13) | ns |
D-IBS diarrhoea-predominant IBS, D-IBS patients with a lactulose to mannitol ratio lower than 0.035 were considered D-IBS(−); patients with a ratio value equal to or higher than 0.035 as D-IBS(+). Continuous data are expressed as Mean ± SD, and discrete data are expressed as Median and range. Data were analysed by Mann Whitney test