Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the participants
Females, n (%) | 47 (94) |
Age (years), mean (range) | 43.9 (21–64) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (range) | 25.6 (21–64) |
IBS symptom severity score, mean (SD; range) | 235 (77;80–430) |
IBS-M, mixed subgroup, n (%) | 29 (62.5) |
IBS-D, diarrhoeal subgroup, n (%) IBS-U, unspecified subgroup, n (%) | 18 (32.5) 3 (5) |