Mixture model analysis identifies irritable bowel syndrome subgroups characterised by specific profiles of gastrointestinal, extraintestinal somatic and psychological symptoms

ConclusionsThis model‐based subgrouping of IBS partly supports the distinction of subgroups based on bowel habits, but additionally distinguishes subgroups with or without co‐morbid extraintestinal somatic and psychological symptoms. The resulting groups show specific profiles of symptom combinations.

Source: Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics - July 1, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: A. Polster, L. Van Oudenhove, M. Jones, L. Öhman, H. Törnblom, M. Simrén Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research