Research Article
Lack of Association Found between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Multicenter Retrospective Study
Table 3
Baseline characteristics in the H. pylori-eradicated group and the control group in patients of long-term follow-up.
| | H. pylori-eradicated group | Control group | value |
| Sex (male/female), | 19/23 | 10/12 | 0.974 | Age (yr) | 45.88 ± 12.52 | 46.14 ± 10.91 | 0.247 | BMI (kg/m2) | 21.20 ± 2.84 | 21.61 ± 2.95 | 0.836 | Follow-up time (months) | 8.14 ± 3.16 | 8.41 ± 2.87 | 0.742 | Abdominal pain score | 1.74 ± 0.70 | 1.77 ± 0.69 | 0.851 | Bloating score | 1.44 ± 0.51 | 1.50 ± 0.53 | 0.803 | Stools per day | 5.07 ± 1.20 | 4.91 ± 0.97 | 0.586 | Stool character score | 6.19 ± 0.74 | 6.05 ± 0.58 | 0.427 |
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Data are presented as mean ± SD or number. H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; BMI: body mass index.
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