Table 1.

Demographic features of IBS and non-IBS groups.

	non-IBS (n=53)	IBS (n=66)	p
Age (years)	53.5±8.9	48.5±12.3	0.014†
95% CI	51.0–56.0	45.5–51.5
Gender			0.489‡
Female	32 (60.4%)	45 (68.2%)
Male	21 (39.6%)	21 (31.8%)

^†Student’s t test,

^‡Continuity corrected chi-squared test.

95% CI: 95% confidence interval; IBS: irritable bowel syndrome.