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Table 2: Initial distribution of the groups to be followed, homogeneously distributed by age, sex, and prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome. N = 336. |
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Patients scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy N = 168 |
Control patients N = 168 |
Homogeneity (p-value) |
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Age (average) years |
46.4 |
45.2 ± 10.0 |
p ≤ 0.01 |
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Sex Female Male |
105 63 |
105 63 |
p ≤ 0.01 |
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IBS (initial) IBS-D IBS-C IBS-M Remaining healthy patients |
2 0 0 166
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1 0 1 166
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p ≤ 0.01
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IBS = irritable bowel syndrome, IBS-D = irritable bowel syndrome subtype diarrhea, IBS-C = irritable bowel syndrome subtype constipation, IBS-M = irritable bowel syndrome subtype mixed. |
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