Clinical efficacy of Xifeng Huashi and its effect on mental status in patients with diarrheal irritable bowel

Table 1 Comparison of the general data of the two groups of patients

Characteristic	Research group (n = 64)	Control group (n = 64)	P value
Age (years)	43.45 ± 12.58	41.97 ± 11.71	0.400
Sex			0.246
Men	48 (75.00)	42 (65.63)
Female	16 (25.00)	22 (34.37)
BMI, kg/m2	23.16 ± 2.33	22.86 ± 2.62	0.573
Educational level			0.648
Primary school	28 (43.75)	21 (32.81)
Junior high school	16 (25.00)	19 (29.69)
Secondary and high school	12 (18.75)	15 (23.44)
College, bachelor's degree and above	8 (12.50)	9 (14.06)
Duration of disease (years)	4.56 ± 2.48	4.12 ± 2.19	0.195
History of using herbal medicine	14 (21.88)	18 (28.13)	0.414
Smoking history	22 (34.38)	19 (29.69)	0.570
Drinking history	26 (40.63)	24 (37.50)	0.717
Mean VAS score (cm)
Global IBS-D symptoms	6.86 ± 1.48	7.16 ± 1.36	0.146
Abdominal pain	5.52 ± 1.53	5.34 ± 1.47	0.407
Bloating	5.24 ± 1.32	5.06 ± 1.38	0.358
Urgency	5.88 ± 1.28	6.06 ± 1.40	0.354
Tiredness	4.14 ± 1.45	4.38 ± 1.52	0.265
Mean weekly stool frequency	16.26 ± 3.43	15.52 ± 3.51	0.142
Mean weekly Bristol score	6.03 ± 0.82	6.09 ± 0.77	0.657

Data were showed as n (%) or mean ± SD. BMI: Body mass index; VAS: Visual analog scale; IBS-D: Diarrheal irritable bowel syndrome.