TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of 240 constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) patients.
| Total number of patients (n = 240) | |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 89(37.1%) |
| Female | 151(62.9%) |
| Median age (IQR) | 30 (11) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| Malay | 169(70.5%) |
| Chinese | 67(27.9%) |
| Indian | 2(0.8%) |
| Others | 2(0.8%) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Single | 116(48.3%) |
| Married | 118(49.2%) |
| Divorcee | 6(2.5%) |
| Education level, n (%) | |
| Primary | 7(2.9%) |
| Secondary | 48(20.0%) |
| Tertiary | 146(60.8%) |
| Postgraduate | 38(15.9%) |
| None | 1(0.4%) |
| Monthly income, n (%) | |
| <RM 1500 | 106(44.2%) |
| RM 1501- 5000 | 117(48.8%) |
| >RM 5000 | 17(7.0%) |
| Alcohol intake, n (%) | |
| Yes | 1(0.4%) |
| No | 239(99.6%) |
| Smoker, n (%) | |
| Yes | 7(2.9%) |
| No | 233(97.1%) |
| Fiber intake, n (%) | |
| Low | 134(55.8%) |
| Medium | 82(34.2%) |
| High | 24(10.0%) |
| Physical exercise, n (%) | |
| Never | 80(33.3%) |
| Sometimes | 129(53.8%) |
| Habitually | 31(12.9%) |
IQR, Inter-quartile range.