Table 4.
Univariate Analysis of Covariance for Differences in FRQoL in IBD and IBS by Diet Use Adjusted for Symptom Severity
| IBD | IBS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Meanadj | F | P | Mean (SD) | Meanadj | F | P | |
| Fiber Focused Diet | 2.41 | .12 | 0.17 | .69 | ||||
| Yes | 68.1 (22.4) | 73.5 | 63.9 (21.4) | 65.9 | ||||
| No | 84.4 (26.6) | 83.7 | 68.6 (17.5) | 68.1 | ||||
| Grain/carbohydrate | 3.15 | .08 | 1.81 | .18 | ||||
| Focused Diet | 71.0 (19.2) | 73.5 | 57.5 (10.3) | 59.1 | ||||
| Yes | 84.8 (27.6) | 84.1 | 68.7 (18.8) | 68.6 | ||||
| No | ||||||||
| Dairy Focused Diet | 0.34 | .56 | 3.70 | .06 | ||||
| Yes | 80.8 (27.7) | 79.3 | 57.9 (12.9) | 58.1 | ||||
| No | 82.3 (26.5) | 82.7 | 69.4 (18.7) | 69.3 | ||||
| Self-Directed | 2.39 | .13 | 0.66 | .42 | ||||
| Elimination Diet | 75.2 (23.3) | 77.7 | 64.5 (16.2) | 65.6 | ||||
| Yes | 87.2 (27.9) | 85.3 | 70.1 (19.9) | 69.2 | ||||
| No | ||||||||
| Low FODMAP | 0.27 | .60 | 1.46 | .23 | ||||
| Yes | 77.3 (35.6) | 76.0 | 61.1 (14.8) | 62.2 | ||||
| No | 82.2 (26.4) | 82.3 | 69.1 (18.9) | 68.8 | ||||
| Number of Diets | 4.55 | .01 | 1.80 | .18 | ||||
| No Diet | 92.7 (28.3) | 90.2 | 75.7 (22.5) | 73.2 | ||||
| 1 Diet | 81.0 (24.7) | 82.0 | 67.3 (14.7) | 68.1 | ||||
| Multiple Diets | 71.3 (22.1) | 73.1 | 61.9 (17.0) | 62.7 | ||||