Table 1 Comparison of demographically data and life style indicators between Cretan and Swedish IBS cases and between all IBS cases (from both sites) and Swedish control group
From: Health-related quality of life of irritable bowel syndrome patients in different cultural settings
Cretan IBS Cases (n = 30) | Swedish IBS cases (n = 90) | Swedish control group (n = 300) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | p | n | % | p | |
Educational level | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||||||
Primary (low) | 19 | 63.3 | 18 | 20.0 | 64 | 21.4 | ||
Secondary | 6 | 20.0 | 23 | 25.6 | 68 | 22.7 | ||
High school | 4 | 13.3 | 16 | 17.8 | 54 | 18.1 | ||
College/University (High) | 1 | 3.3 | 33 | 36.7 | 113 | 37.8 | ||
Marrital status | 0.14 | 0.20 | ||||||
Single | 1 | 3.3 | 10 | 11.2 | 36 | 12.1 | ||
Married or cohabiting | 21 | 70.0 | 67 | 75.3 | 225 | 75.5 | ||
Divorced or widow | 8 | 26.7 | 12 | 13.5 | 37 | 12.4 | ||
Occupational situation | 0.001 | < 0.0001 | ||||||
Full or part-time | 11 | 36.7 | 64 | 71.1 | 220 | 73.6 | ||
Student, on sick leave or unemployed, etc | 19 | 63.3 | 26 | 28.9 | 79 | 26.4 | ||
Smoking habits | 0.01 | 0.05 | ||||||
Daily smoker | 8 | 26.7 | 8 | 8.9 | 43 | 14.7 | ||
Non-smoker | 22 | 73.3 | 82 | 91.1 | 249 | 85.3 | ||
Insomnia | < 0.0001 | 0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 7 | 23.3 | 55 | 61.1 | 143 | 48.3 | ||
No | 23 | 76.7 | 35 | 38.9 | 153 | 51.7 | ||
Experienced daily stress | 0.30 | < 0.0001 | ||||||
Very often or Often | 16 | 53.3 | 55 | 64.0 | 96 | 33.7 | ||
Seldom or Never | 14 | 46.7 | 31 | 36.0 | 189 | 66.3 | ||