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. 2022 Nov 2;14(21):4628. doi: 10.3390/nu14214628

Table 1.

Baseline anthropometric characteristics of IBS-D patients categorized according to treatment.

Variable IBS-D Patients
TBD
(n = 20)
IBS-D Patients
LFD
(n = 18)
p
Age, years 45.70 ± 10.20 42.90 ± 10.30 0.404
Males/Females 3/17 4/14
Weight (kg) 69.80 ± 12.80 64.40 ± 13.30 0.293
Height (m) 1.62 ± 0.07 1.63 ± 0.10 0.823
BMI (kg/m2) 26.60 ± 4.70 24.03 ± 4.02 0.110
Abdominal circumference (cm) 93.50 ± 10.80 86.10 ± 10.40 0.060
Waist circumference (cm) 83.30 ± 13.30 77.02 ± 11.80 0.131

Data are expressed as mean (M) ± standard deviation (SD) (number where appropriate) and analyzed using the Mann–Whitney test. All differences were considered significant at p < 0.05. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; IBS-D, irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea; LFD, low-fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs) diet; TBD, tritordeum-based diet.