ArticleGastroenterology research and practice2014
A school-based study of irritable bowel syndrome in medical students in beijing, china: prevalence and some related factors.
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- Map the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome across China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Chinese University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Sleep quality in medical students: a comprehensive meta-analysis of observational studies.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2020Pooled it
- Prevalence of sleep disorder in irritable bowel syndrome: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationPooled it
- The Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia among College Students with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Tongxie Yaofang ameliorates IBS-D by targeting the gut microbiota-derived tryptophan metabolites and AhR signaling axis.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Is Associated with the Severity of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Association between sleep problems and impulsivity mediated through regional homogeneity abnormalities in male methamphetamine abstainers.Brain imaging and behavior · 2024Article
- Dietary habits as associated factors with irritable bowel syndrome among medical students: evidence from a cross-sectional study.BMC gastroenterology · 2024Article
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- Associations between Abnormal Eating Styles and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study among Medical School Students.Nutrients · 2022Article
- An Exploratory Analysis of the Effect of Demographic Features on Sleeping Patterns and Academic Stress in Adolescents in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Irritable bowel syndrome in Egyptian medical students, prevalence and associated factors: a cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
- Irritable bowel syndrome in China: a review on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management.Chinese medical journal · 2021Review
- Prevalence and factors associated with irritable bowel syndrome among medical students in a Malaysian private university: a cross sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2020Article
- Predictive study of academic stress with the irritable bowel syndrome in medicine students at a public university in Mexico.The Libyan journal of medicine · 2018Article
- [Clinical profile and factors associated with irritable bowel syndrome among medical students in Cotonou (Benin)].The Pan African medical journal · 2018Article
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Abstract
Purpose. To investigate the prevalence and some related factors about irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in medical students. Methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out from February 2014 to Jun 2014 in Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China. All participants were asked to completed self-administered questionnaires. Results. Seven hundred and sixty-seven medical students (23.26 ± 2.88 years, 25.6% males) completed the survey. The prevalence of IBS was 33.3%, with a high prevalence in women (36.1%). Among the IBS patients, 112 cases were IBS-M (43.9%) and 77.6% had moderately severe IBS. There were no statistical differences between control group and IBS patients in anxiety and depression scores (P > 0.05). The total score of Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) was significantly higher for medical students with IBS and 35.5% of IBS patients had severe sleep disorder; the scores of child trauma questionnaire (CTQ) and student-life stress inventory (SLSI) were also higher in IBS patients. Sex and sleep disorder were independently associated with IBS (OR, 1.914, 95%CI, 1.281-2.860; OR, 1.143, 95%CI, 1.074-1.216). Conclusion. Our study has many valuable findings and they may provide valuable suggestions for the necessary intervention and treatment measures towards medical students.
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