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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2009; 15(26): 3254-3260
Published online Jul 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3254
Table 3 Demographic variable for IBS pain subgroups
Moderate sensitivity (n = 42)High sensitivity (n = 24)
Age (SD)28.7 (7.0)29.1 (7.3)
Sex (female) n (%)30 (71)15 (63)
FBDSI49.3 (9.1)96.4 (8.7)
Range 38-72Range 82-110
Diarrhea subtype n (%)25 (60)17 (41)
Constipation subtype n (%)17 (40)7 (29)
Self-reported race/ethnicity n (%)
White30 (71)18 (37)
Black9 (21)0 (0)
Hispanic1 (2)3 (75)
Asian2 (5)3 (60)