Randomized Clinical Trial
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2014; 20(32): 11422-11428
Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11422
Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of the study participants with irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhea n (%)
CharacteristicArm A (n = 100)Arm B (n = 100)
Age (yr)
mean ± SD46.6 ± 12.944.7 ± 12.8
Range20-6519-64
Female gender35 (42.7)43 (48.9)
Anxiety
mean ± SD21.8 ± 5.220.9 ± 4.7
Range14-2414-24
Abdominal pain and diarrhea score
mean ± SD8.3 ± 2.08.0 ± 2.1
Range4-124-14