Table 2.
Colonic Diverticulosis and Risk of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Altered Bowel Habits
| Gastrointestinal symptoms and bowel habits | All cases (n = 128) |
Controls (n = 182) |
Adjusted risk ratioa | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | (%) | No. | (%) | |||
| Left-sided abdominal pain > 24 h | 1 | 1% | 4 | 2% | 0.40– | 0.05–3.45 |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | 16 | 13% | 20 | 11% | 1.30– | 0.69–2.42 |
| Bowel movement frequency | ||||||
| <1 Bowel movement daily | 19 | 15% | 27 | 15% | 1.26– | 0.75–2.12 |
| 1 Bowel movement daily | 64 | 50% | 109 | 60% | Reference | – |
| >1 And <3 bowel movements daily | 34 | 27% | 32 | 18% | 1.60– | 1.05–2.44 |
| ≥3 Bowel movements daily | 11 | 9% | 12 | 7% | 1.46– | 0.68–3.17 |
| Bristol Stool Scaleb | ||||||
| Types 1 & 2 | 7 | 5% | 17 | 9% | 0.84– | 0.37–1.89 |
| Types 3, 4, & 5 | 90 | 70% | 139 | 76% | Reference | – |
| Types 6 & 7 | 9 | 7% | 8 | 4% | 1.75– | 0.71–4.31 |
| Regular or occasional laxative use | 19 | 15% | 33 | 18% | 0.79– | 0.47–1.35 |
a
Adjusted for age, sex, and dietary fiber intake.
b
Category does not add up to 100% because participants could answer that stool form was varied day to day.