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Table 2 Association between microscopic colitis (MC) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like symptoms

From: Smoking- and alcohol habits in relation to the clinical picture of women with microscopic colitis compared to controls

 

MC1

MC2

N = 78

N = 53

IBS (n,%)

39 (50.0)

29 (54.7)

non-IBS (n,%)

39 (50.0)

24 (45.3)

  1. MC1 = persistent, primary microscopic colitis, MC2 = transient microscopic colitis. The prevalence of IBS and non-IBS is given as the number (percentage) of the MC population. Fisher’s exact test, p = 0.722.