Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of all included patients at baseline

Clinical factors	LHBT (+)	LHBT (−)	P value
Age (mean, years)	32.13 ± 7.48	37.24 ± 9.95	0.016
Gender (M/F)	29/16	23/10	0.627
GI symptoms (mean)	17.04 ± 5.02	17.42 ± 4.40	0.724
Abdominal discomfort	2.31 ± 1.38	2.55 ± 1.23	0.432
Abdominal distension	1.84 ± 1.35	2.00 ± 1.17	0.589
Abdominal pain	3.07 ± 1.37	2.45 ± 1.37	0.056
Defecatory urgency	3.78 ± 1.31	3.79 ± 1.29	0.973
Diarrhea	4.11 ± 3.56	3.64 ± 1.06	0.460
Incomplete evacuation	2.38 ± 1.35	3.00 ± 1.39	0.053
Quality of life (mean)	506.97 ± 126.70	477.82 ± 105.95	0.273
Physical Functioning	94.78 ± 11.03	93.03 ± 6.49	0.384
Role-physical	61.11 ± 40.68	52.27 ± 40.68	0.347
Bodily pain	57.72 ± 20.48	57.27 ± 21.06	0.449
General Health	43.33 ± 19.86	43.55 ± 16.13	0.958
Vitality	57.11 ± 16.57	55.91 ± 19.86	0.778
Social Functioning	75.67 ± 20.94	68.32 ± 21.79	0.138
Role-Emotional	55.55 ± 42.05	44.44 ± 37.89	0.226
Mental Health	61.69 ± 16.79	63.03 ± 13.42	0.696