TABLE 1.
Characteristics of IBS-D patients and healthy controls.
| IBS-D patients (n = 71) | Healthy controls (n = 39) | |
| Age [mean (SD)] | 42.06 (10.94) | 39.62 (12.82) |
| Sex | ||
| Female, n (%) | 27 (38.03) | 16 (41.03) |
| Male, n (%) | 44 (61.97) | 23 (58.97) |
| BMI kg/m2 [mean (SD)] | 23.63 (3.56) | 23.93 (3.83) |
| IBS-SSS [mean (SD)] | 289.58 (46.46) | – |
| SAS [mean (SD)] | 50.38 (9.61) | – |
| SDS [mean (SD)] | 48.79 (9.84) | – |
IBS-D, diarrhea predominant-irritable bowel syndrome; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; IBS-SSS, irritable bowel syndrome symptom severity scale; SAS, Self-rating Anxiety Scale; SDS, Self-rating Depression Scale.