Table 1.
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.