Review Article
The Role of Dietary Energy and Macronutrients Intake in Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndromes
Table 2
Correlation between male or female prevalence of IBS and dietary factors.
| Gender | Correlation coefficients | P value | Statistical methods |
| Male | | | | Energy intake/kcal | -0.203 | 0.105 | Spearman | Protein% | 0.088 | 0.950 | Pearson | Carbohydrates% | 0.089 | 0.462 | Spearman | Fat% | -0.101 | 0.403 | Spearman |
| Female | | | | Energy intake/kcal | 0.013 | 0.920 | Spearman | Protein% | 0.061 | 0.613 | Pearson | Carbohydrates% | -0.087 | 0.469 | Spearman | Fat% | 0.104 | 0.390 | Spearman |
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IBS: irritable bowel syndrome; %: percent contribution to energy intake.
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