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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2010; 16(33): 4221-4226
Published online Sep 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i33.4221
Published online Sep 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i33.4221
Table 2 Dietary and lifestyle factors in irritable bowel syndrome and non-irritable bowel syndrome groups n (%)
| Variables | Categories | Total (n = 2126) | IBS (n = 167) | Non-IBS (n = 1959) | χ2 | P value |
| Dairy produce | ||||||
| Almost everyday | 676 (31.8) | 57 (8.4) | 619 (91.6) | 0.456 | 0.796 | |
| Sometimes | 1305 (61.4) | 99 (7.6) | 1206 (92.4) | |||
| Almost never | 145 (6.8) | 11 (7.6) | 134 (92.4) | |||
| Cold dish | Percentage per day | |||||
| < 25% | 1650 (77.6) | 132 (8.0) | 1518 (92.0) | 0.512 | 0.774 | |
| 25%-75% | 468 (22.0) | 34 (7.3) | 434 (92.7) | |||
| > 75% | 8 (0.4) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | |||
| Alcohol | ||||||
| No | 1912 (89.9) | 149 (7.8) | 1763 (92.2) | 0.102 | 0.750 | |
| Yes | 214 (10.1) | 18 (8.4) | 196 (91.6) | |||
| Exercise frequency | 9.823 | 0.007 | ||||
| Almost everyday | 160 (7.5) | 11 (6.9) | 149 (93.1) | 0.121 | 0.728 | |
| Sometimes | 1039 (48.9) | 64 (6.2) | 975 (93.8) | 1.479 | 0.224 | |
| Almost never | 927 (43.6) | 92 (9.9) | 835 (90.1) | 9.505 | 0.002 |
- Citation: Dong YY, Zuo XL, Li CQ, Yu YB, Zhao QJ, Li YQ. Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in Chinese college and university students assessed using Rome III criteria. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(33): 4221-4226
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i33/4221.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i33.4221