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Table 2 Subgroups of IBS students from middle schools in Longquanyi, Wenchuan, Qingchuan and Tongji

From: Health education program improves QOL in students with irritable bowel syndrome after the Wenchuan earthquake: a five-year multi-center study

Characteristics

No-education group, n(%)

Education group, n(%)

Statistics

P

Longquanyi District

ā€ƒIBS-C

21(34.43)

15(24.59)

ā€“

0.25*

ā€ƒIBS-D

31(50.82)

34(55.74)

ā€ƒIBS-M

7(11.48)

5(8.20)

ā€ƒUnknown

2(3.28)

7(11.48)

Wenchuan County

ā€ƒIBS-C

18(24.66)

21(29.17)

0.95

0.81

ā€ƒIBS-D

42(57.53)

38(52.78)

ā€ƒIBS-M

9(12.33)

7(9.72)

ā€ƒUnknown

4(5.48)

6(8.33)

Qingchuan County

ā€ƒIBS-C

22(28.57)

20(25.64)

2.20

0.53

ā€ƒIBS-D

47(61.04)

41(52.56)

ā€ƒIBS-M

5(6.49)

10(12.82)

ā€ƒUnknown

3(3.90)

7(8.97)

Tongji Town

ā€ƒIBS-C

18(26.87)

19(28.79)

0.84

0.84

ā€ƒIBS-D

39(58.21)

34(51.52)

ā€ƒIBS-M

6(8.96)

7(10.61)

ā€ƒUnknown

4(5.97)

6(9.09)

  1. *fisherā€™s test, IBS-C: IBS with constipation, IBS-D: IBS with diarrhoea, IBS-M: IBS with mixed type, IBS-U: IBS with uncertainty