Table 1.
Demographic data, response to treatment and costs in patients initially diagnosed as having IBS
| IBS subtypes n = 42 | Mean age (range) | Gender | Occult constipationsigns n = 40 |
Response = Occult constipation | No Response =IBS | Average Costs per person (range) |
Potential cost saving (% with a positive diagnosis) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | |||||||
|
IBS-D n = 10 |
13,5 yrs. (9.5–18) |
9 | 1 |
a) n = 2 b) n = 4 c) n = 5 |
8 (80%) |
1 (+ 1 dropout) |
€ 341.9 (0–996,89) |
87% |
|
IBS-M n = 16 |
11 yrs. (5–16.2) |
9 | 7 |
a) n = 5 b) n = 14 c) n = 10 |
14 (87%) |
0 (+ 2 dropout) |
€ 191.15 (0–585.03) |
76,78% |
|
IBS-C n = 16 |
9,2 yrs. (5.1–14.8) |
5 | 11 | / | 15 (93%) | 1 | € 167.08 (0–508.59) | 73,44% |