Evaluation of health related quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome patients

Table 1 Comparison of demographic and psychosocial characteristics between irritable bowel subtypes

	IBS-M N = 120	IBS-C N = 75	IBS-D N = 55	P value
Age *(year)*	31.97 ± 13.46	32.90 ± 10.09	29.12 ± 10.42	0.18
Gender *(number)*
Male	60	22	39	0.35
Female	60	36	33
Quality of life	71.70 ± 25.57	80.28 ± 25.57	76.43 ± 19.13	0.05
Anxiety symptom	91.42 ± 21.23	87.92 ± 19.95	92.90 ± 13.80	0.30
Depression symptom	14.49 ± 7.32	11.90 ± 8.39	14.25 ± 6.47	0.05
Symptom severity
Mild	54	46	22	0.07
Moderate	47	22	27
Severe	19	6	6
Educational status
Low degree	99	61	46	0.94
High degree	21	14	9
Marital status
Single	24	9	10	0.34
Married	96	66	45
Geographic distribution
Urban	113	70	50	0.72
Rural	7	5	5

IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome; M, Mixed subtype; C, Constipation predominant subtype; D, Diarrhea subtype; N, Number

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