Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2011; 17(39): 4404-4407
Published online Oct 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i39.4404
Table 1 Patient demographics and baseline disease characteristics n (%)
CharacteristicPatients (n = 90)
Mean age (range), yr33 (20-55)
Male:Female30:60
Race
Hispanic38 (42)
White26 (29)
Asian24 (27)
Black2 (2)
Mean BMI, kg/m228
Mean duration of IBS, yr6
IBS subtype
IBS-D30 (33)
IBS-C30 (33)
IBS-M30 (33)