Table 3 Summarized results of latent profile analysis
Profile | Prominent symptoms | Subjective health ratings |
|---|---|---|
1 (37%) | Low energy | Excellent |
2 (33%) | Low energy, bloating, food cravings, physical pain | Good, feel as comfortable as others, similar health status to others |
3 (24%) | Higher and a greater diversity of gastrointestinal symptoms overall, especially abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, partial bowel movement; physical pain | Fair, low comfort, poor health compared to others |
4 (6%) | Highest gastrointestinal symptom burden overall, especially abdominal pain, nausea, stomach rumbling, bloating, partial bowel movement, and hunger pain; diarrhea rates similar to profile 3; higher extraintestinal symptoms than other profiles, including low energy, headaches, food cravings, loss of appetite, physical pain | Fair, low comfort, poor health compared to others |