IBS subtypes | Visit | N | Change in stool frequency score | 95% CI of mean | Paired t-tests | ||||
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Mean | SD | Minimum | Median | Maximum | |||||
IBS-C | Week 2 | 18 | 0.21 | 0.34 | -0.4 | 0.20 | 1.0 | 0.04, 0.37 | p = 0.020 |
Week 4 | 18 | 0.17 | 0.30 | -0.5 | 0.20 | 0.7 | 0.03, 0.32 | p = 0.026 | |
IBS-D | Week 2 | 33 | -0.02 | 0.42 | -1.1 | 0.00 | 0.7 | -0.16, 0.13 | p = 0.835 |
Week 4 | 33 | 0.09 | 0.57 | -0.9 | 0.10 | 1.5 | -0.10, 0.29 | p = 0.350 | |
IBS-M | Week 2 | 16 | 0.13 | 0.43 | -0.9 | 0.25 | 0.9 | -0.10, 0.36 | p = 0.245 |
Week 4 | 16 | 0.04 | 0.42 | -1.0 | 0.05 | 0.6 | -0.18, 0.26 | p = 0.725 | |
Total | Week 2 | 67 | 0.08 | 0.41 | -1.1 | 0.10 | 1.0 | -0.02, 0.17 | p = 0.117 |
Week 4 | 67 | 0.10 | 0.47 | -1.0 | 0.10 | 1.5 | -0.01, 0.21 | p = 0.083 |