Table 1.
Demographic characterization of the patients.
| Selected Demographic Features | G1-FM (n= 26) |
G2-IP (n = 21) |
G3-K (n = 26) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE | ||||
| Mean age | 42.70 ± 16.70 | 40.60 ± 14.50 | 41.70 ± 13.40 | 0.931 * |
| Median | 46.00 | 46.00 | 43.50 | |
| Total mean age | 41.70 ± 14.80 | |||
| BODY WEIGHT (kg) | ||||
| Mean 1st examination | 66.73 ± 13.35 | 63.14 ± 9.13 | 73.77 ± 19.85 | 0.126 * |
| Mean 2nd examination | 66.73 ± 13.35 | 63.14 ± 9.13 | 73.77 ± 19.85 | 0.090 * |
| p | 0.531 | 0.055 | 0.680 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
| Mean 1st examination | 24.12 ± 4.58 | 23.81 ± 3.72 | 26.50 ± 6.93 | 0.341 * |
| Mean 2nd examination | 24.09 ± 4.43 | 23.54 ± 3.59 | 26.40 ± 6.86 | 0.324 * |
| p | 0.918 *** | 0.038 *** | 0.684 *** | |
| SMOKING TOBACCO | ||||
| Smokes | 0 | 4 (19.00%) | 4 (15.40%) | 0.071 * |
| Does not smoke | 19 (73.10%) | 10 (47.60%) | 19 (73.10%) | |
| Expeller | 7 (26.90%) | 7 (33.30%) | 3 (11.50%) | |
| LEVEL OF EDUCATION | ||||
| Vocational | 2 (7.70%) | 2 (9.50%) | 2 (7.70%) | 0.078 ** |
| Secondary | 7 (26.90%) | 11 (52.40%) | 4 (15.40%) | |
| Higher | 17 (65.40%) | 8 (38.10%) | 20 (76.90%) | |
| PLACE OF RESIDENCE | ||||
| Village | 3 (11.50%) | 3 (14.30%) | 1 (3.80%) | 0.155 ** |
| Town | 0 | 3 (14.30%) | 1 (3.80%) | |
| City | 23 (88.50%) | 15 (71.40%) | 24 (92.30%) | |
| IBS DURATION | ||||
| <5 years | 11 (42.30%) | 12 (57.10%) | 11 (42.30%) | 0.849 ** |
| 6–10 years | 9 (34.60%) | 5 (23.80%) | 9 (34.60%) | |
| >11 years | 6 (23.10%) | 4 (19.00%) | 6 (23.10%) | |
p * Kruskal Wallis test. p ** Pearson’s chi-square independence test. Dependence test. p *** Wilcoxon’s order of pairs test (comparison of studies 1 vs. 2). G1-FM—the FODMAP group. G2-IP—the elimination-rotation group. G3-K—the control group.