[Irritable bowel syndrome in patients under age 55 with dyspeptic syndrome].
The presence of IBS was studied in 289 patients under 55 years of age with dyspeptic syndrome. The subjects were divided into two groups: group I (240 patients with DS) and group II (49 patients with DS and IBS). The mean duration of follow%shy;up was 10.8 years (130 months). IBS was diagnosed in 49 patients (17%). Females accounted for 64% and 77% of groups I and II, respectively (p < 0.05). There were no differences in mean age or the type of FDS. The patients in group II consulted more often and earlier (92% returned for consultation, and took 27 months in doing so) than those in group I (52% and 40 months)(p < 0.05). The number of diagnostic tests requested was greater in group II. Psychiatric pathology was in turn more common in group II than in group I (20 versus 7%)(p < 0.05).
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Servicio de Digestiva. Hospital de San Eloy. Baracaldo. Vizcaya, Spain. digestivo.sanelo@hsel.osakidetza.net
Uriarte
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Muñoz
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Sánchez
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Iriondo
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Gil-Molet
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Alkiza
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D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003109:Colonic Diseases, Functional / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data