Subgroups of IBS patients are characterized by specific, reproducible profiles of GI and non-GI symptoms and report differences in healthcare utilization: A population-based study.

Annikka V PolsterOlafur S PalssonHans TörnblomLena ÖhmanAmi D SperberWilliam E WhiteheadMagnus Simrén

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2018)

In line with previous findings in a clinical IBS cohort, we were able to identify population-based subgroups characterized by a combination of GI symptoms with the additional distinction made by varying severity of non-GI symptoms and with differences in healthcare utilization.

Keyphrases

healthcare
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
sleep quality
irritable bowel syndrome
prognostic factors
depressive symptoms
health insurance