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. 2022 Oct 6;12:983027. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.983027

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.