Table 1.

Study participant demographics and characteristics.

Characteristic	Healthy Subjects	STC Patients	p-value
Subjects (n)	30	30	–
Age (years)	47.967 ± 13.803	53.2 ± 16.323	0.185 (t-test)
Male/Female	9/21	7/23	0.388 (Chi-square test)
Body mass index (kg/m2)	21.643 ± 1.704	22.076 ± 1.672	0.325(t-test)
Disease duration (years)	–	7.325 ± 8.559	–
Bristol Stool Scale	4.233 ± 1.073	2.5 ± 1.306	<0.001(t-test)
Wexner	3.767 ± 2.223	18.333 ± 7.439	<0.001(t-test)
GIQLI	127.967 ± 17.789	107.767 ± 21.394	<0.001(t-test)