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Table 5 Comparison between the 2 groups regarding QOLa

From: Probiotic therapy in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: does it have a real role?

 

Group 1

(N=45)

Group 2

(N=45)

P value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Dysphoria score

79.17

10.68

50.28

11.90

<0.001

Interference with activity score

79.76

7.65

66.43

9.91

<0.001

Body image score

89.44

10.13

86.94

5.93

0.16

Health worry score

81.48

11.22

75.00

12.05

0.01

Food avoidance score

69.81

12.47

69.63

12.83

0.95

Social reaction score

84.03

9.93

76.53

9.44

<0.001

Sexual score

93.33

10.53

96.39

8.69

0.14

Relationship score

82.04

9.39

74.07

13.20

0.001

Overall QOL score

81.54

7.87

69.71

7.23

<0.001

  1. aStudent t test