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

IBS: irritable bowel syndrome; %: percent contribution to energy intake.