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| Marfan patients | Patients from hypertension clinic | Community controls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBS, irritable bowel syndrome. | |||
| *p<0.01; **p<0.0001. | |||
| Male:Female | 56:62 | 17:26 | 56:62 |
| Age in years (mean, range) | 50, 18–82 | 47, 23–81 | 51, 22–80 |
| Abdominal discomfort | 47 (40%) | 6 (14%)* | 18 (15%)** |
| IBS | 31 (26%) | 6 (14%) | 12 (10%)* |
| Diarrhoea predominant IBS | 9 (8%) | 2 (5%) | 2 (2%) |
| Constipation predominant IBS | 12 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (3%) |
| Constipation | 22 (19%) | 2 (5%) | 17 (14%) |