Research Article

A School-Based Study of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Medical Students in Beijing, China: Prevalence and Some Related Factors

Table 1

Characteristics of medical students with or without IBS n (%).

Total
()
IBS
()
Non-IBS
()
value

Sex8.1510.005
 Male196 (25.6%)49 (19.2%)147 (28.8%)
 Female571 (74.4%)206 (80.8%)365 (71.2%)
Age (yr)−2.2670.024
Height (m)−2.9750.005
Weight (kg)−0.8160.459
BMI (kg/m2)0.8620.389
Nationality0.0860.881
 Han713 (93.0%)238 (93.3%)475 (92.8%)
 Minority54 (7.0%)17 (6.7%)37 (7.2%)
Grade1.6170.220
 Low251 (32.6%)91 (35.7%)160 (31.1%)
 High516 (67.4%)164 (64.3%)352 (68.9%)

IBS: irritable bowel syndrome.