Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of low fermentable oligo-, di-, mono-saccharides and polyols treated IBS with diarrhoea patients, in relation to sucrase-isomaltase genotype

CharacteristicNon-carriers
n=23
Carriers
n=23
Average age (years)41.22±13.5543.39±16.00
Sex (female/male)14/917/6
Race (white/other)19/417/6
Average body mass index (kg/m2)26.28±5.7228.38±6.71
Abdominal pain (average score, baseline)5.03±1.435.27±1.61
Bloating (average score, baseline)4.77±1.864.84±1.89
Urgency score (baseline)5.02±1.794.90±2.18
Stool frequency (average score at baseline)3.41±1.383.60±2.03
Bristol Stool Form (average, baseline)5.15±0.515.29±0.71
Rare hypomorphic variants (Arg774Gly; Tyr975His; Glu1414Lys)03
Common hypomorphic variant (Val15Phe)020