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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population and the control group

From: Health-related quality of life in young adults with symptoms of constipation continuing from childhood into adulthood

 

Study Population (n = 182)

Control group (n = 361)

 

Mean

SD

Range

Mean

SD

Range

Age at study (years)

21.4*

2.3

17.7–27.8

22.2

2.5

18.0–27.0

Age of onset (years)

3.3

2.8

0.0–12.0

   

Age at intake (years)

9.2

2.4

5.1–17.1

   

Follow-up duration (years)

12.1

1.8

7.0–15.0

   
 

%

 

N

%

 

N

Gender

      

   Male

58.2**

 

106

47.1

 

170

   Female

41.8

 

76

52.9

 

191

Native Country

      

   The Netherlands

98.9

 

180

97.2

 

351

   Other

1.1

 

2

2.8

 

10

  1. *p = 0.001; **p = 0.02