Table 4.
Online Beighton Scores versus Abdominal Pain and Stooling Characteristics
| Parameter | Abdominal pain | Number of Bowel Movements | Proportion of Stools (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of episodes | Severity (0–10) | Constipation | Normal | Diarrhea | ||
| Beighton score | P=0.39 | P=0.70 | P=0.12 | P=0.12 | P=0.35 | P=0.4 |
| All Participants* | r=0.0 | r=0.0 | r=0.1 | 0.1 | r=0.0 | r=0.0 |
| Beighton score by cutoff | ||||||
| <4 (n=139)# | 8.7 ± 9.7 | 2.4 ± 1.7 | 12.5 ± 5.1 | 23.8 ± 25.3 | 68.4 ± 26.5 | 7.8 ± 16.0 |
| ≥ 4 (n=79) | 8.7 ± 9.8 | 2.5 ± 1.9 | 12.0 ± 4.0 | 27.2 ± 23.0 | 65.8 ± 25.2 | 7.0 ± 12.6 |
| P value | 0.97 | 0.76 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 0.70 |
| Cohen’s d | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| <6 (n=192) | 8.4 ± 9.5 | 2.5 ± 1.8 | 12.4 ± 4.8 | 24.4 ± 24.4 | 67.8 ± 26.2 | 7.7 ± 15.1 |
| ≥ 6 (n=26) | 11.1 ± 11.3 | 2.4 ± 1.9 | 11.7 ± 3.8 | 29.4 ± 24.8 | 64.6 ± 24.8 | 6.0 ± 122.9 |
| P value | 0.18 | 0.72 | 0.47 | 0.33 | 0.55 | 0.59 |
| Cohen’s d | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
*
Correlation
#
Complete diary data not obtained on all participants