Responses to faecal microbiota transplantation in female and male patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Table 6 Irritable bowel syndrome severity scoring system total scores in females and males with moderate or severe irritable bowel syndrome symptoms

Time after FMT	Moderate symptoms1			Severe symptoms2
	Females	Males	P value	Females	Males	P value
2 wk	166.5 ± 70.0	167.2 ± 55.8	0.8	225.1 ± 114.0	259.5 ± 102.3	0.3
1 mo	162.1 ± 73.1	179.4 ± 63.8	0.5	229.2 ± 120.2	214.1 ± 118.1	0.7
3 mo	155.3 ± 76.9	175.3 ± 100.2	0.5	214.6 ± 131.8	202.3 ± 120.6	0.8

Data are mean ± SD values.

¹Irritable bowel syndrome severity scoring system total score between 175 and 300.

²Irritable bowel syndrome severity scoring system total score of ≥ 300. FMT: Faecal microbiota transplantation.