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Table 2 patients characteristics

From: Dutch–Flemish translation and validation of the gastrointestinal symptom scales from the patient‑reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS)®

Patients characteristics

n = 216 (%)

Male gender

109 (50.4)

Age in years, mean (SD)

54.8 (17.2)

Belgium/Flanders

74 (34.3)

Netherlands

142 (65.7)

Diagnosis

Inflammatory bowel disease

96 (44.4)

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

51 (23.6)

Barrett’s esophagus/ GERD

67 (31.0)

Other GI condition*

2 (1.0)

Education

High school graduate or less

24 (11.1)

Some college

88 (40.7)

Bachelor/ University graduate

93 (43.0)

Missing

12 (5.2)

  1. Other GI conditions were: cirrhosis of the liver = 1, coeliac disease = 1
  2. GERD gastro esophageal reflux disease, SD standard deviation