Table 1.
Prevalence (n (percent)) of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) in the cohort and the two age-related subgroups.
| FGID Groups & Subgroups | Cohort | Age-Related Subgroups | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESC | HSS | p * | ||
| n | 835 | 387 | 448 | |
| Non-FGID | 651 (78.0) | 320 (82.7) | 331 (73.9) | 0.001 |
| FGID | 184 (22.0) | 67 (17.3) | 117 (26.1) | |
| FC | 122 (14.6) | 54 (14.0) | 68 (15.1) | 0.625 |
| Other-FGID | 62 (7.4) | 13 (3.6) | 49 (10.9) | <0.001 |
* Fisher’s exact test for the difference between the two age-related subgroups. Differences in the cohort: FC vs. non-FGID, p < 0.001; other-FGID vs. non-FGID, p < 0.001; FC vs. other FGIDs, p < 0.001. FGID, functional gastrointestinal disorders; FC, functional constipation; ESC, elementary school children; HSS, high school students.