Table 5.
The frequency of gastrointestinal symptoms in diabetic patients depending on glycemic control.
| Variables | Glycemic Control | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (n = 25) | Bad (n = 25) | |||||
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Abdominal pain | not present | 9 | 36.0% | 11 | 44.0% | 0.564 |
| present | 16 | 64.0% | 14 | 56.0% | ||
| Abdominal bloating | not present | 10 | 40.0% | 8 | 32.0% | 0.556 |
| present | 15 | 60.0% | 17 | 68.0% | ||
| Anal region discomfort | not present | 16 | 64.0% | 20 | 80.0% | 0.208 |
| present | 9 | 36.0% | 5 | 20.0% | ||
| Diarrhea | not present | 19 | 76.0% | 16 | 64.0% | 0.355 |
| present | 6 | 24.0% | 9 | 36.0% | ||
| Constipation | not present | 16 | 64.0% | 19 | 76.0% | 0.355 |
| present | 9 | 36.0% | 6 | 24.0% | ||
| Alternating diarrhea and constipation | not present | 21 | 84.0% | 23 | 92.0% | 0.384 |
| present | 4 | 16.0% | 2 | 8.0% | ||
| Incontinence of the stool | not present | 17 | 68.0% | 20 | 80.0% | 0.333 |
| present | 8 | 32.0% | 5 | 20.0% | ||
| Sensation of incomplete evacuation | not present | 10 | 40.0% | 9 | 36.0% | 0.771 |
| present | 15 | 60.0% | 16 | 64.0% | ||
| Urgent defecation | not present | 14 | 56.0% | 15 | 60.0% | 0.774 |
| present | 11 | 44.0% | 10 | 40.0% | ||
| Incontinence of gas | not present | 15 | 60.0% | 16 | 64.0% | 0.771 |
| present | 10 | 40.0% | 9 | 36.0% | ||
Good glycemic control for DM type 1—HgA1C ≤ 6.5 and for DM type 2—HgA1C ≤ 7.