Research Article
Lack of Association Found between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Multicenter Retrospective Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics in the H. pylori-eradicated group and the control group in patients of follow-up.
| | H. pylori-eradicated group | Control group | value |
| Sex (male/female), | 26/28 | 16/13 | 0.556 | Age (yr) | 44.49 ± 12.30 | 46.69 ± 13.49 | 0.911 | BMI (kg/m2) | 21.64 ± 2.64 | 21.31 ± 2.24 | 0.915 | Follow-up time (months) | 7.00 ± 3.60 | 7.10 ± 3.53 | 0.900 | Abdominal pain score | 1.76 ± 0.70 | 1.72 ± 0.65 | 0.824 | Bloating score | 1.52 ± 0.59 | 1.42 ± 0.51 | 0.607 | Stools per day | 5.07 ± 1.13 | 5.07 ± 0.92 | 0.983 | Stool character score | 6.17 ± 0.72 | 6.06 ± 0.65 | 0.544 |
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Data are presented as mean ± SD or number. H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; BMI: body mass index.
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