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Table 2 Reports of current and previous gastrointestinal co-morbidity between Cretan and Swedish 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

Peptic ulcer

    

0.19

  

0.18

   Yes

4

13.3

5

5.8

 

14

5.0

 

   No

26

86.7

82

94.2

 

267

95.0

 

GI complaints

    

0.002

  

< 0.0001

   Yes

11

36.7

60

68.2

 

66

23.2

 

   No

19

63.3

28

31.8

 

219

76.8

 

Reflux

    

0.28

  

< 0.0001

   Yes

9

30.0

35

41.2

 

56

19.5

 

   No

21

70.0

50

58.8

 

231

80.5

 

Gastroenteritis

    

0.07

  

< 0.0001

   Yes

16

53.3

30

34.5

 

63

22.2

 

   No

14

46.7

57

65.5

 

221

77.8