Colorectal motility patterns and psychiatric traits in functional constipation and constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: A study from China

Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics between constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome and functional constipation patients

Variable	IBS-C	FC	P value
Age (yr)	42.32 ± 14.41	43.95 ± 18.04	> 0.05
Sex			> 0.05
Male	17	8
Female	84	33
Stool frequency			> 0.05
> 6 d	23	6
< 6 d	72	27
Feeling of incomplete emptying			> 0.05
Yes	76	26
No	18	13
Sensation that stool cannot be passed			> 0.05
Yes	54	16
No	16	11
Feeling of defecation urgency			> 0.05
Yes	39	7
No	56	24
Straining during a bowel movement			> 0.05
Yes	91	28
No	5	5

The values are expressed as numbers (n) or mean ± SD. IBS-C: Constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome; FC: Functional constipation.