Enduring association between irritable bowel syndrome and war trauma during the Nicaragua civil war period: A population-based study

Table 2 Irritable bowel syndrome prevalence by Rome II criteria among 1012 study participants

Variables	IBS		P value1
	N (%)	95%CI
Gender			0.0292
Male	44 (12.0)	9.0–15.7
Female	110 (17.1)	14.4–20.2
Age group			0.593
29-39	61 (16.0)	12.7-20.0
40-49	54 (15.9)	12.4-20.1
≥ 50	39 (13.4)	9.9-17.8
Socioeconomic status3			0.298
Non-poor	97 (14.8)	12.3-17.7
Poor/Extremely poor	57 (16.1)	12.6-20.24
Educational level			0.701
Primary school/Lower	70 (14.3)	11.5-17.7
High school	61 (16.4)	13.0-20.5
University/Professional	23 (15.2)	10.4-21.8
War			0.237
No	119 (14.6)	12.3-17.1
Yes	35 (17.9)	13.2-23.9

¹Mantel-Haenszel chi square test.

²P value < 0.05.

³Based on United Nations Poverty Index, adapted to Nicaraguan population.

95%CI: 95% confidence interval; IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome.