Research Article
Association of Migraine and Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Saudi Arabia: A Nationwide Survey
Table 2
Descriptive bivariate analysis of migraine and IBS with participants’ sociodemographic characteristics and the association between migraine and IBS.
| | Migraine | Test statistic | Irritable bowel syndrome | Test statistic | | | value | | | value |
| | Sex | | | | | | | | Female | 832 (40.9) | 500 (65.2) | | 1054 (45) | 278 (60.4) | | | Male | 1203 (59.1) | 267 (34.8) | | 1288 (55) | 182 (39.6) | | | Age group | | | | | | | | 15-19 years | 253 (12.4) | 89 (11.6) | | 291 (12.4) | 51 (11.1) | | | 20-29 years | 1011 (49.7) | 297 (38.7) | | 1100 (47) | 208 (45.2) | | | 30-39 years | 300 (14.7) | 131 (17.1) | | 359 (15.3) | 72 (15.7) | | | 40-49 years | 323 (15.9) | 180 (23.5) | | 412 (17.6) | 91 (19.8) | | | 50+ years | 148 (7.3) | 70 (9.1) | | 180 (7.7) | 38 (8.3) | | | Marital state | | | | | | | | Never married | 1183 (58.1) | 355 (46.3) | | 1289 (55) | 249 (54.1) | | | Ever married | 852 (41.9) | 412 (53.7) | | 1053 (45) | 211 (45.9) | | | Nationality | | | | | | | | Non-Saudi | 54 (2.7) | 33 (4.30) | | 73 (3.1) | 14 (3) | | | Saudi | 1981 (97.3) | 734 (95.7) | | 2269 (96.9) | 446 (97) | | | Residence | | | | | | | | Central region | 331 (16.3) | 183 (23.9) | | 406 (17.3) | 108 (23.5) | | | Eastern region | 436 (21.4) | 157 (20.5) | | 504 (21.5) | 89 (19.3) | | | Northern region | 303 (14.9) | 109 (14.2) | | 337 (14.4) | 75 (16.3) | | | Southern region | 433 (21.3) | 185 (24.1) | | 526 (22.5) | 92 (20) | | | Western region | 532 (26.1) | 133 (17.3) | | 569 (24.3) | 96 (20.9) | | | Occupation type | | | | | | | | Unemployed/retired | 329 (16.2) | 172 (22.4) | | 415 (17.7) | 86 (18.7) | | | Student | 902 (44.3) | 245 (31.9) | | 956 (40.8) | 191 (41.5) | | | Private sector | 139 (6.8) | 42 (5.5) | | 165 (7) | 16 (3.5) | | | Military sector | 72 (3.5) | 16 (2.1) | | 73 (3.1) | 15 (3.3) | | | Health sector | 74 (3.6) | 30 (3.9) | | 85 (3.6) | 19 (4.1) | | | Governmental job | 295 (14.5) | 133 (17.3) | | 356 (15.2) | 72 (15.7) | | | Education | 179 (8.8) | 95 (12.4) | | 224 (9.6) | 50 (10.9) | | | Freelance job/charitable business | 45 (2.2) | 34 (4.4) | | 68 (2.9) | 11 (2.4) | | | Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) | | | | | | Negative | 1829 (89.9) | 513 (66.9) | | — | — | | | Positive | 206 (10.1) | 254 (33.1) | | — | — | |
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