Table 3.
The clinical abdominal symptoms of subclinical hypothyroidism group (study group) and the control group (control group), comparison of abdominal symptoms among SIBO-positive and negative patients in study group and control group, respectively.
| abdominal distension | abdominal pain | diarrhea | constipation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| study group | 89(39.7%) | 28(12.5%) | 21(9.3%) | 97(43.3%) | |
| control group | 25(12.7%) | 8(4.0%) | 4(2.0%) | 38(19.3%) | |
| ps-c | 0.000 | 0.003 | 0.002 | 0.000 | |
| study group | SIBO+ | 56 | 18 | 13 | 70 |
| SIBO- | 33 | 10 | 8 | 27 | |
| ps | 0.133 | 0.422 | 0.652 | 0.000 | |
| control group | SIBO+ | 14 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| SIBO- | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
| pc | 0.010 | 0.268 | 0.094 | 0.000 |
Boldface indicates statistical significance.
ps-c: The p value of clinical abdominal symptoms between study group and control group.
ps: The p value of clinical abdominal symptoms between patients with SIBO-positive and negative in study group.
pc: The p value of clinical abdominal symptoms between patients with SIBO-positive and negative in control group.