Table 1 Comparison between IBS patients and normal students regarding socio-demographic characteristics
From: Factors associated with irritable bowel syndrome among medical students at Ain Shams University
Normal N (%) | IBS patient N (%) | Chi-square | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Male | 183 (70.1) | 67 (55.4) | 7.95 | 0.006a |
Female | 78 (29.9) | 54 (44.6) | ||
GPA | ||||
Accepted | 92 (41.1) | 34 (38.2) | 0.624 | 0.892 |
Good | 77 (34.4) | 30 (33.7) | ||
Very good | 44 (19.6) | 19 (21.3) | ||
Excellent | 11(4.9) | 6 (6.7) | ||
Academic stage | ||||
Junior years | 148 (56.7) | 55 (45.5) | 4.202 | 0.04a |
Senior years | 113 (43.3) | 66 (54.5) | ||
Living condition | ||||
With family | 208 (79.7) | 90 (74.4) | 1.361 | 0.243 |
Private house | 53 (20.3) | 31 (25.6) | ||
Income | ||||
Enough and exceeds | 150 (57.5) | 63 (52.1) | 0.979 | 0.322 |
Enough only or not enough | 111 (42.5) | 58 (47.9) | ||
Parents | ||||
Living together | 230 (89.8) | 100 (83.3) | 3.225 | 0.073 |
Divorce/dead (one or both) | 26 (10.2) | 20 (16.7) | ||
BMI | ||||
Underweight | 3 (1.3) | 6 (5.1) | 4.508 | 0.105 |
Normal | 143 (62.4) | 73 (61.9) | ||
Overweight | 55 (24.0) | 32 (27.1) | ||
Obese | 28 (12.2) | 7 (5.9) | ||
Family History of IBS | ||||
Yes | 57 (21.8) | 80 (66.1) | 6.289 | 0.012a |
No | 204 (78.2) | 41 (33.9) | ||