Abundance of Enterobacteriaceae in the colon mucosa in diverticular disease

Table 2 Legree of symptoms based on Visual Analog Scale for Irritable Bowel

	Diverticular disease, n = 16	No diverticula, n = 35	P value	Symptom level, median	Symptom, n (%)	P value
VAS-IBS, median (IQR)
Abdominal pain	81 (49-100)	84 (48-100)	0.759	95	21 (60)/9 (56)	1
Diarrhea	96 (61-100)	83 (50-100)	0.404	97	23 (66)/8 (50)	0.506
Constipation	95 (52-100)	98 (54-100)	0.613	91	14 (40)/7 (44)	1
Bloating and flatulence	75 (23-100)	61 (40-100)	0.711	85	22 (63)/9 (56)	0.749
Nausea and vomiting	93 (48-100)	97 (80-100)	0.347	98	17 (49)/9 (56)	0.756
Absence of any GI symptom	4 (25)	4 (11.4)	0.236
GI comorbidities, n (%)
Celiac disease	0	0
Functional dyspepsia	5 (31.3)	8 (22.9)	0.509
IBS	5 (31.3)	17 (48.6)	0.212
Gastric ulcer	5 (31.3)	7 (20.0)	0.476
Lactose intolerance	1 (6.3)	0	0.093
Reflux	5 (31.3)	9 (25.7)	0.738

Data are presented as median [interquartile range (IQR)] or number and percentages. Symptom number is the number in each group presenting with symptoms. The level of VAS-IBS used to differentiate between symptoms or not is defined as a score above the median values in healthy subjects (No 22). Mann-Whitney U test or Fisher’s exact test. P-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. GI: Gastrointestinal; IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome; VAS-IBS: Visual Analog Scale for Irritable Bowel Syndrome.