Table 3.
The frequency of gastrointestinal symptoms in diabetic patients with gender distribution.
| Variables | Sex | DM Patients (N = 50) |
p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men (N = 26) |
Women (N = 24) |
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| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| Abdominal pain | not present | 12 | 46.2% | 8 | 33.3% | 20 | 40.0% | 0.355 |
| present | 14 | 53.8% | 16 | 66.7% | 30 | 60.0% | ||
| Abdominal bloating | not present | 8 | 30.8% | 10 | 41.7% | 18 | 36.0% | 0.423 |
| present | 18 | 69.2% | 14 | 58.3% | 32 | 64.0% | ||
| Anal region discomfort | not present | 22 | 84.6% | 14 | 58.3% | 36 | 72.0% | 0.039 |
| present | 4 | 15.4% | 10 | 41.7% | 14 | 28.0% | ||
| Diarrhea | not present | 19 | 73.1% | 16 | 66.7% | 35 | 70.0% | 0.621 |
| present | 7 | 26.9% | 8 | 33.3% | 15 | 30.0% | ||
| Constipation | not present | 21 | 80.8% | 14 | 58.3% | 35 | 70.0% | 0.084 |
| present | 5 | 19.2% | 10 | 41.7% | 15 | 30.0% | ||
| Alternating diarrhea and constipation | not present | 23 | 88.5% | 21 | 87.5% | 44 | 88.0% | 0.917 |
| present | 3 | 11.5% | 3 | 12.5% | 6 | 12.0% | ||
| Sensation of incomplete evacuation | not present | 14 | 53.8% | 5 | 20.8% | 19 | 38.0% | 0.016 |
| present | 12 | 46.2% | 19 | 79.2% | 31 | 62.0% | ||
| Urgent defecation | not present | 16 | 61.5% | 13 | 54.2% | 29 | 58.0% | 0.598 |
| present | 10 | 38.5% | 11 | 45.8% | 21 | 42.0% | ||
| Incontinence of the stool and/or gas | not present | 19 | 73.1% | 9 | 37.5% | 28 | 56.0% | 0.011 |
| present | 7 | 26.9% | 15 | 62.5% | 22 | 44.0% | ||