Research Article

The Epidemiology of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Mexico: A Population-Based Study

Table 2

Prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders.

FGIDAll ( )Women ( )Men ( ) (women versus men)

% (95% CI) (%) (%)
29258.4 (53.9–62.8)188 (61.6)104 (53.5)0.066

Esophageal disorders

Globus91.8 (0.8–3.4)6 (2.0)3 (1.5)0.725
Rumination syndrome40.8 (0.2–2.0)2 (0.7)2 (1.0)0.651
Functional chest pain of presumed esophageal origin153.0 (1.7–4.9)11 (3.6)4 (2.1)0.320
Uninvestigated heartburn9819.6 (16.2–23.4)57 (18.7)41 (21.0)0.521
Dysphagia91.8 (0.8–3.4)5 (1.6)4 (2.1)0.735

Gastroduodenal disorders

Uninvestigated dyspepsia357.0 (4.9–9.6)23 (7.5)12 (6.2)0.553
 (i) Ulcer-like173.4 (2.0–5.4)12 (3.9)5 (2.6)0.410
 (ii) Dysmotility-like183.6 (2.1–5.6)11 (3.6)7 (3.6)0.992
Aerophagia285.6 (3.8–8.0)15 (4.9)13 (6.7)0.399
Functional vomiting102.0 (1.0–3.6)8 (2.6)2 (1.0)0.213

Bowel disorders

IBS8016.0 (12.9–19.5)62 (20.3)18 (9.2)0.001
 (i) IBS-D122.4 (1.2–4.2)7 (2.3)5 (2.6)0.841
 (ii) IBS-C336.6 (4.6–9.1)29 (9.5)4 (2.1)0.001
 (iii) IBS-A/M457.0 (4.9–9.6)26 (8.5)9 (4.6)0.003
Functional abdominal bloating5410.8 (8.2–13.9)41 (13.4)13 (6.7)0.017
Functional constipation377.4 (5.3–10.1)28 (9.2)9 (4.6)0.057
Functional diarrhea71.4 (0.6–2.9)3 (1.0)4 (2.1)0.322
Unspecified eunctional bowel disorder5310.6 (8.0–13.6)30 (9.8)23 (11.8)0.488

Functional abdominal pain

Functional abdominal pain syndrome51.0 (0.3–2.3)4 (1.3)1 (0.5)0.381
Unspecified functional abdominal pain81.6 (0.7–3.1)6 (2.0)2 (1.0)0.413

Biliary disorders

Gallbladder dysfunction61.2 (0.4–2.6)5 (1.6)1 (0.5)0.259
Sphincter of oddi dysfunction10.2 (0-1.1)1 (0.3)0 (0.0)0.423

Anorectal disorders

Functional fecal incontinence234.6 (2.9–6.8)13 (4.3)10 (5.1)0.652
 (i) Soiling142.8 (1.5–4.7)7 (2.3)7 (3.6)0.392
 (ii) Gross incontinence91.8 (0.8–3.4)6 (2.0)3 (1.5)0.725
Levator ani syndrome71.4 (0.6–2.9)3 (1.0)4 (2.1)0.322
Proctalgia fugax316.2 (4.3–8.7)22 (7.2)9 (4.6)0.240
Dyssynergia102.0 (1.0–3.6)8 (2.6)2 (1.0)0.213

IBS: irritable bowel syndrome, IBS-D: irritable bowel syndrome diarrhea predominant, IBS-C: irritable bowel syndrome constipation predominant, IBS-A/M: irritable bowel syndrome alternating/mixed. There were no differences in the prevalence of the different FGIDs between women versus men, except for IBS IBS-C IBS-A/M and functional abdominal bloating that were all more frequent among women and a trend for functional constipation.