Original Article
Copyright ©2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2014; 20(43): 16215-16226
Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16215
Table 4 Factors influencing positive changes in irritable bowel syndrome quality of life at follow-up
EffectContrastDiff QOLLowerUpperP value
AgeBelow 40 yr vs above-6.3823-13.62230.85770.08
BMIPer kg/m2-0.2785-1.11850.56150.51
GenderFemales vs males2.2012-6.381610.78400.61
IBS subtypeIBS-A vs IBS-D-6.4508-13.70270.80120.08
IBS subtypeIBS-C vs IBS-D-4.3839-13.54784.78000.34
IBS medicationYes vs no7.97081.020814.92090.021
Prior surgeryYes vs no6.1371-1.959214.23350.13
IBS-QOLPer baseline QOL point-0.2972-0.4739-0.12050.0011
SmokingCurrent vs never-6.2665-16.70744.17430.23
SmokingFormer vs never-6.9729-14.62970.68390.07
Time from diagnosisPer year-0.1678-1.40721.07160.78
Treatment groupLGG vs ND7.2158-0.584415.01600.06
Treatment groupLFD vs ND3.7883-4.400311.97690.36
Treatment groupLGG vs LFD3.4275-4.884411.73950.41