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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2023; 29(45): 5953-5961
Published online Dec 7, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i45.5953
Published online Dec 7, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i45.5953
Table 1 Demographic, irritable bowel syndrome and war exposure summary
Variable | Total | Gender | P value1 | Age group | P value1 | |||
N (%) | Men, n (%) | Women, n (%) | 29-39, n (%) | 40-49, n (%) | 50-65, n (%) | |||
Poverty | 0.175 | 0.0102 | ||||||
Non-poor | 657 (64.9) | 229 (62.2) | 428 (66.5) | 227 (59.6) | 224 (65.9) | 206 (70.8) | ||
Poor/extremely poor | 355 (35.1) | 139 (37.8) | 216 (33.5) | 154 (40.4) | 116 (34.1) | 85 (29.1) | ||
Educational level | 0.933 | < 0.0012 | ||||||
Primary school | 489 (48.3) | 175 | 314 (48.8) | 117 (30.7) | 163 (47.8) | 209 (71.8) | ||
High school | 372 (36.8) | (47.6) 137 | 235 (36.5) | 183 (48.0) | 124 (36.5) | 65 (22.3) | ||
Professional | 151 (14.9) | (37.2) 56 (15.2) | 95 (14.7) | 81 (21.2) | 53 (15.6) | 17 (5.8) | ||
IBS | 0.0292 | 0.593 | ||||||
No | 858 (84.8) | 324 (88.0) | 534 (82.9) | 320 (84.0) | 286 (84.1) | 252 (86.6) | ||
Yes | 154 (15.2) | 44 (12.0) | 110 (17.1) | 61 (16.0) | 54 (15.9) | 39 (13.4) | ||
PTSD | 0.180 | 0.537 | ||||||
No | 955 (94.4) | 352 (95.7) | 603 (93.6) | 362 (95.0) | 317 (93.2) | 276 (94.8) | ||
Yes | 57 (5.6) | 16 (4.3) | 41 (6.4) | 19 (5.0) | 23 (6.8) | 15 (5.2) | ||
War | < 0.0012 | 0.0222 | ||||||
No | 817 (80.7) | 233 (63.3) | 584 (90.7) | 321 (84.3) | 259 (76.2) | 237 (81.4) | ||
Yes | 195 (19.3) | 135 (36.7) | 60 (9.3) | 60 (15.7) | 81 (23.8) | 54 (18.6) | ||
PTSD + War | 0.422 | 0.095 | ||||||
No | 987 (97.0) | 357 (97.0) | 630 (97.8) | 376 (98.7) | 327 (96.2) | 284 (97.6) | ||
Yes | 25 (3.0) | 11 (3.0) | 14 (2.2) | 5 (1.3) | 13 (3.8) | 7 (2.4) | ||
Dose Effect | < 0.0012 | 0.199 | ||||||
0-2 exposures | 945 (93.4) | 308 (83.7) | 637 (98.9) | 358 (94.0) | 311 (91.5) | 276 (94.8) | ||
≥ 3 exposures | 67 (6.6) | 60 (16.3) | 7 (1.1) | 23 (6.0) | 29 (8.5) | 15 (5.2) | ||
Total | 1012 (100.0) | 368 (100.0) | 644 (100.0) | 381 (100.0) | 340 (100.0) | 291 (100.0) |
- Citation: Peña-Galo EM, Wurzelmann D, Alcedo J, Peña R, Cortes L, Morgan D. Enduring association between irritable bowel syndrome and war trauma during the Nicaragua civil war period: A population-based study. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29(45): 5953-5961
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v29/i45/5953.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v29.i45.5953