Table 2.
Comparison of gastrointestinal symptoms between the hypothyroidism group and the control group during pregnancy.
| diarrhea (n/%) | abdominal distension (n/%) |
constipation (n/%) |
No obvious symptoms (n/%) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control Group | 27 (12.9) | 43 (20.5) | 33 (15.7) | 107 (51.0) | |
| Hypothyroidism Group | 36 (15.6) | 68 (29.4) | 68 (29.4) | 59 (25.5) | |
| Pc-H | 0.306 | 0.03 | 0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Control Group | SIBO+ | 10 (19.2) | 11 (21.2) | 9 (17.3) | 5 (9.6) |
| SIBO- | 27 (17.1) | 19 (12.0) | 23 (14.6) | 106 (67.1) | |
| Pc | 0.725 | 0.103 | 0.632 | <0.001 | |
| Hypothyroidism Group | SIBO+ | 9 (8.0) | 24 (21.4) | 63 (56.3) | 16 (14.3) |
| SIBO- | 8 (6.7) | 5 (4.2) | 24 (20.2) | 82 (68.9) | |
| PH | 0.702 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
pc-H: P values of gastrointestinal symptoms in the control group and pregnant clinical hypothyroidism group.
pc:P values of gastrointestinal symptoms in SIBO-positive and –negative patients in the control group.
pH: P values of gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with SIBO-positive and SIBO-negative clinical hypothyroidism during pregnancy.
p<0.05 indicates statistical significance.