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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of Medical Students

From: Prevalence and factors associated with irritable bowel syndrome among medical students of Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study

 

Irritable Bowel Syndrome by

 

Total

P

 

Rome-III Criteria

(n = 360)

values

 

Positive

Negative

  
 

(n  = 102)

(n = 258)

  

Gender:

    

Male

15 (23.8%)

48 (76.2%)

63 (100%)

0.380

Female

87 (29.3%)

210 (70.7%)

297 (100%)

 

Age group:

    

18–20 yrs

34 (22.2%)

119 (77.78%)

153 (100%)

0.014

21–23 yrs

62 (35.4%)

113 (64.6%)

175 (100%)

 

24–26 yrs

06 (18.75%)

26 (81.25%)

32 (100%)

 

Medical year:

    

Non-Clinical

32 (22.2%)

112 (77.78%)

144 (100%)

0.036

Clinical

70 (32.4%)

146 (67.6%)

216 (100%)