Responses to faecal microbiota transplantation in female and male patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Table 3 The response rates in females and males with either moderate or severe irritable bowel syndrome symptoms

Time after FMT	Moderate symptoms1			Severe symptoms2
	Females	Males	P value	Females	Males	P value
2 wk (%)	58	61	0.999	78	91	0.4
1 mo (%)	61	61	0.999	78	91	0.4
3 mo (%)	63	56	0.778	77	82	0.999

¹Irritable bowel syndrome severity scoring system total score between 175 and 300.

²Irritable bowel syndrome severity scoring system total score of ≥ 300. FMT: Faecal microbiota transplantation.