Five-year follow-up of 263 cases of functional bowel disorder

Table 2 Details of patient deaths during follow-up

Details	n/N (%)
Age (yr), mean ± SD
Baseline	66.60 ± 6.84a
Death	70.40 ± 5.86
Gender
Female	2/135 (1.48)
Male	3/128 (2.34)
Residence
Urban	3/133 (2.26)
Rural	2/130 (1.54)
Cause of death
Cardiovascular	2
Gastric cancer	1
Colonic cancer	2
Diagnosis at baseline
IBS	1/134 (0.75)
Functional abdominal bloating	1/24 (4.17)
Functional constipation	2/29 (6.90)
Functional diarrhea	1/66 (1.52)
Unspecified FBD	0/10 (0)

^aP < 0.001 vs baseline in patients who survived; no differences in survival were found between genders, places of residence or functional bowel disorder (FBD) groups (all P > 0.05). IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome.