A Conservative Weight Loss Intervention Relieves Bowel Symptoms in Morbidly Obese Subjects with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Prospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Characteristics of the included subjects.

	Mean (SD) or number (percentage)
Age (years) (n = 88)	44 (8)
Male gender	17/88 (19%)
Height (cm) (n = 88)	171 (9)
Weight (kg) (n = 88)	123 (18)
Body mass index (kg/m^2) (n = 88)	42.0 (3.6)
Daily smoking	18/88 (21%)
Working	68/87 (78%)
Married/cohabitant	65/76 (86%)
Hypertension	29/85 (34%)
Diabetes mellitus	14/86 (16%)
Myocardial infarction	2/86 (2%)
Stroke	3/86 (4%)
Fibromyalgia	20/87 (23%)
Minor psychiatric disorders	18/87 (21%)
Allergic rhinitis	13/86 (15%)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder	2/85 (2%)
Hypothyroidism	13/85 (15%)
Fibromyalgia	20/87 (23%)