Sexual abuse in subjects with and without irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
| Abuse | No IBS % (n) | IBS % (n) | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
| Childhood exposure sex organ | 14.9 (612) | 18.2 (85) | 1.33 (0.74 to 2.39) |
| Childhood threat of sex | 4.9 (614) | 6.1 (82) | 1.26 (0.48 to 3.36) |
| Childhood sex organ touched | 10.9 (614) | 14.3 (84) | 1.36 (0.70 to 2.64) |
| Childhood touch others | 6.4 (614) | 6.0 (83) | 0.95 (0.36 to 2.47) |
| Childhood rape | 3.1 (614) | 2.4 (83) | 0.77 (0.18 to 3.38) |
| Childhood other sex experience | 2.6 (610) | 11.8 (85) | 4.951-150 (2.17 to 11.30) |
| Any childhood sexual abuse | 20.4 (616) | 27.1 (85) | 1.44 (0.86 to 2.42) |
| Adulthood exposure sex organ | 9.1 (628) | 15.1 (86) | 1.78 (0.93 to 3.42) |
| Adulthood threatened with sex | 7.6 (631) | 16.3 (86) | 2.361-150(1.24 to 4.50) |
| Adulthood sex organ touched | 8.0 (629) | 14.9 (87) | 2.031-150 (1.06 to 3.72) |
| Adulthood touch others | 3.8 (631) | 12.6 (87) | 3.661-150 (1.72 to 7.77) |
| Adulthood rape | 6.2 (631) | 14.9 (87) | 2.671-150 (1.36 to 5.22) |
| Adulthood other sex experience | 2.9 (629) | 7.0 (86) | 2.55 (0.98 to 6.60) |
| Any adulthood sexual abuse | 14.1 (631) | 23.0 (87) | 1.821-150(1.05 to 3.14) |
CI, confidence interval; n, number responding to question.
↵1-150 p < 0.05.