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

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the study population.

Item	Study population	95% CI
Age: (mean ± SD)	39.8±16.3	38.7–41.2
Sex: 𝑛 (%)
(i) Women	305 (61.0)	56.6–65.3
(ii) Men	195 (39.0)	34.7–43.4
Occupation: 𝑛 (%)
(i) Homemaker	220 (44.0)	39.6–48.5
(ii) Employee	115 (23.0)	19.4–26.9
(iii) Self-employed	100 (20.0)	16.6–23.8
(iv) Student	30 (6.0)	4.1–8.5
(v) Manual labor	20 (4.0)	2.5–6.1
(vi) Other activities	15 (3.0)	1.7–4.9
Marital Status: 𝑛 (%)
(i) Married	303 (60.6)	56.2–64.9
(ii) Single	111 (22.2)	18.6–26.1
(iii) Civil Union	43 (8.6)	6.3–11.4
(iv) Widower	24 (4.8)	3.1–7.1
(v) Separated/Divorced	19 (3.8)	2.3–5.9