Table 2.
Effect of factors on subjective assessment of HQOL in physical and mental components of patients before and after education.
| Factor | Physical Components of QOL | p | Mental Components of QOL | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before Education M ± SD, Me (Min, Max) | After Education M ± SD, Me (Min, Max) | Before Education M ± SD, Me (Min, Max) | After Education M ± SD, Me (Min, Max) | ||||
| IBS Group | M 51.66 ± 19.79 95% CI 48.49–54.82 | M 63.54 ± 19.51 95% CI 60.41–66.66 | 0.0001 | M 45.49 ± 18.28 95% CI 42.56–48.41 | M 59.24 ± 17.20 95% CI 56.48–61.99 | 0.0001 | |
| Me 47.36 (min 36.66, max 69.72) | Me 68.15 (min 48.61, max 79.72) | Me 47.77 (min 31.25, max 60.00) | Me 61.06 (min 46.12, max 73.37) | ||||
| Control Group | M 85.17 ± 7.80 95% CI 83.64–86.69 | M 79.22 ± 10.22 95% CI 77.21–81.22 | |||||
| Me 86.11 (min 81.25, max 90.59) | Me80.81 (min 73.06, max 86.56) | ||||||
| p | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | |||||
| Age | <35 years | M 69.59 ± 17.65 95% CI 59.81–79.36 | M 75.28 ± 12.19 95% CI 68.52–82.03 | 0.001 | M 58.74 ± 18.45 95% CI 48.52–68.95 | M67.47 ± 11.50 95% CI 61.10–73.83 | 0.0001 |
| Me 71.35 (min 62.46, max 82.67) | Me 78.12 (min 70.97, max 83.12) | Me 58.87 (min 49.06, max 1.54) | Me70.18 (min 59.77, max 74.75) | ||||
| 35–50 | M 70.31 ± 20.29 95% CI 59.07–81.54 | M 68.07 ± 18.79 95% CI 57.66–78.47 | 0.0001 | M 63.20 ± 21.18 95% CI 51.46–74.93 | M61.16 ± 18.15 95% CI 51.10–71.21 | 0.0001 | |
| Me 75.00 (min 53.47, max 86.73) | Me 72.60 (min 52.01, max 83.61) | Me 67.37 min (50.12, max 82.0) | Me65.29 (min45.87, max73.37) | ||||
| >50 years | M 59.30 ± 25.44 95% CI 50.48–68.11 | M 54.69 ± 18.79 95% CI 48.17–61.20 | 0.0001 | M 55.87 ± 24.83 95% CI 47.26–64.47 | M 53.95 ± 17.09 95% CI 48.02–59.87 | 0.0001 | |
| Me 57.98 (min 36.73, max 84.37) | Me 56.56 (min 37.81, max 69.2) | Me 61.00 (min 33.25, max 76.37) | Me 55.10 (min 38.68, max 67.93) | ||||
| p | 0.0075 | 0.0001 | 0.0946 | 0.0007 | |||
| Sex | Male | M 67.86 ± 23.31 95% CI 59.78–75.93 | M 64.94 ± 23.96 95% CI 56.66–73.24 | 0.0001 | M 62.41 ± 20.00 95% CI 55.48–69.33 | M 59.81 ± 20.98 95% CI 52.54–67.07 | 0.0001 |
| Me 73.61 (min 54.06, max 83.12) | Me 45.34 (min 50.97, max 88.75) | Me 65.14 (min 51.18, max 78.75) | Me 67.56 (min 48.25, max 73.87) | ||||
| Women | M 64.29 ± 22.92 95% CI 60.15–68.42 | M 63.16 ± 18.21 95% CI 53.87–66.44 | 0.0001 | M 58.06 ± 23.32 95% CI 53.85–62.26 | M 59.08 ± 16.12 95% CI 56.17–61.98 | 0.0001 | |
| Me 71.73 (min 42.91, max 85.34) | Me 67.32 (min 47.56, max 78.75) | Me 60.58 (min 36.62, max 79.25) | Me 60.56 (min 45.87, max 72.66) | ||||
| p | 0.2900 | 0.3020 | 0.3045 | 0.46000 | |||
| Place of Residence | Town | M 65.96 ± 23.31 95% CI 61.14–70.77 | M 62.73 ± 19.86 95% CI 58.62–66.83 | 0.0001 | M 59.73 ± 23.13 95% CI 54.95–64.50 | M 58.55 ± 17.51 95% CI 54.93–62.16 | 0.0001 |
| Me 72.97 (min 43.4, max 86.11) | Me 67.63 (min 47.43, max 79.37) | Me 63.5 (min 38.31, max 80.25) | Me 60.06 (min 45.37, max 72.66) | ||||
| Village | M 59.88 ± 20.83 95% CI 54.60–65.15 | M 66.52 ± 18.12 95% CI 61.93–71.10 | 0.0001 | M 54.85 ± 19.95 95% CI 49.80–59.89 | M 61.77 ± 15.98 95% CI 57.72–65–81 | 0.0001 | |
| Me 63.75 (min 43.68, max 76.87) | Me 69.33 (min 55.10, max 79.86) | Me 55.58 (min 38.25, max 67.62) | Me 67.25 (min 51.33, max 73.5) | ||||
| p | 0.0701 | 0.4341 | 0.1408 | 0.3240 | |||
| Constipation group | M 45.85 ± 18.74 95% CI 41.10–50.59 | M 59.94 ± 19.22 95% CI 55.07–64.80 | 0.0001 | M 42.24 ± 16.87 95% CI 37.97–46.50 | M 56.21 ± 14.63 95% CI 52.50–59.91 | 0.0001 | |
| Me 39.37 (min 34.58, max 63.88) | Me 67.72 (min 43.36, max 76.79) | Me 37.79 (min 28.06, max 58.12) | Me 55.79 (min 45.62, max 68.25) | ||||
| Mixed group | M 55.99 ± 20.43 95% CI 51.20–60.77 | M 65.61 ± 20.84 95% CI 60.72–70.49 | 0.0001 | M 47.59 ± 18.73 95% CI 43.20–51.97 | M 61.25 ± 19.13 95% CI 56.76–65.73 | 0.0001 | |
| Me 56.90 (min 41.25, max 71.59) | Me 69.51 (min 52.01, max 83.75) | Me 50.29 (min 33.75, max 61.0) | Me 67.75 (min 49.70, max 74.37) | ||||
| Diarrhea group | M 53.51 ± 16.87 95% CI 45.61–61.40 | M 67.11 ± 13.73 95% CI 60.68–73.53 | 0.0001 | M 47.91 ± 20.15 95% CI 45.51–52.47 |
M 61.29 ± 16.64 95% CI 53.50–69.07 | 0.0001 | |
| Me 52.77 (min 40.17, max 69.06) | Me 69.33 (min 55.13, max 77.04) | Me 50.25 (min 33.25, max 62.62) | Me 63.62 (min 49.02, max 73.56) | ||||
| p | 0.0103 | 0.1121 | 0.2084 | 0.0788 | |||
| IBS Duration | 0–5 years | M 51.77 ± 19.07 95% CI 47.53–56.00 | M 63.40 ± 18.83 95% CI 59.22–67.57 | 0.0001 | M 46.87 ± 17.55 95% CI 42.97–50.76 | M 60.62 ± 16.25 95% CI 57.01–64.63 | 0.0001 |
| Me 48.33 (min 37.33, max 70.62) | Me 68.19 (min 47.56, max 78.75) | Me 50.06 (min 33.25, max 61.00) | Me 66.45 (min 49.70, max 73.00) | ||||
| 5–10 years | M 48.55 ± 20.03 95% CI 42.99–54.10 | M 60.99 ± 21.29 95% CI 55.08–66.89 | 0.0001 | M 42.10 ± 17.15 95% CI 37.34–46.85 | M 55.23 ± 17.89 95% CI 50.27–60.18 | 0.0001 | |
| Me 44.09 (min 35.90, max 64.72) | Me 66.59 (min 46.80, max 79.86) | Me 38.41 (min 25.87, max 55.66) | Me 56.35 (min 43.37, max 68.87) | ||||
| >10 years | M 57.98 ± 21.09 95% CI 48.62–67.33 | M 69.84 ± 16.87 95% CI 62.35–77.32 | 0.0036 | M 48.33 ± 22.64 95% CI 38.29–58.36 | M 63.25 ± 17.86 95% CI 55.32–71.17 | 0.0002 | |
| Me 56.7 (min 37.98, max 76.87) | Me 72.39 (min 59.16, max 81.50) | Me 44.56 (min 31.25, max 63.5) | Me 63.77 (min 46.25, max 78.75) | ||||
| p | 0.2613 | 0.2747 | 0.2443 | 0.0880 | |||
ANOVA ranked Kruskal-Wallis test and a Wilcoxon paired test were used, p—p value.