Table 7 Severity of the “most bothersome symptoms” in the surrogate Rome IV FBD and IBS-C subjects
GI symptoms | 0:Very mild | 1:Mild | 2:Moderate | 3:Severe | 4:Very Severe | p-value (Surrogate Rome IV FBD vs Surrogate Rome IV IBS-C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdominal bloating | ||||||
Surrogate Rome IV FBD subjects (n = 88) | 0 | 4.5 | 28.4 | 52.3 | 14.8 | n.s. |
Surrogate Rome IV IBS-C subjects (n = 33) | 6.1 | 3.0 | 12.1 | 54.5 | 24.2 | |
Abdominal discomfort | ||||||
Surrogate Rome IV FBD subjects (n = 48) | 2.1 | 6.3 | 41.7 | 33.3 | 16.7 | n.s. |
Surrogate Rome IV IBS-C subjects (n = 27) | 0 | 3.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 29.6 | |
Abdominal pain | ||||||
Surrogate Rome IV FBD subjects (n = N/A) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Surrogate Rome IV IBS-C subjects (n = 17) | 5.9 | 5.9 | 23.5 | 52.9 | 11.8 | |