Clinical Research
Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2006; 12(15): 2382-2387
Published online Apr 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i15.2382
Table 2 Symptoms, duration of symptoms, and onset of IBS, n (%)
TreatedUntreatedP
(n =44)(n =31)
Duration of symptom0.035
Less than 1 h5 (11.4)7 (22.6)
1-24 h13 (29.5)15 (48.4)
More than 1 day26 (59.1)9 (29.0)
Severity of subjective symptoms0.001
Extremely severe6 (13.6)-
Very22 (50.0)5 (15.6)
Somewhat14 (31.8)19 (62.5)
Not very1 (2.3)6 (18.8)
Not at all severe1 (2.3)1 (3.1)
Onset of IBS symptoms0.065
Recent 6 mo3 (6.8)2 (6.3)
1 year ago8 (18.2)1 (3.1)
1-2 years ago6 (13.6)4 (12.5)
2-5 years ago13 (29.5)12 (40.6)
5-10 years ago7 (15.9)11 (34.4)
10-20 years ago5 (11.4)1 (3.1)
More than 20 years ago2 (4.5)-