Bowel movements
Cohort
RCT
IBS
100
Abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, diarrhea
What is Symptoms of IBS
100
This main type of bias is associated with cohort studies
What is attrition/loss to follow-up bias
100
Improving the reporting of a RCT can be achieved by using this tool
What is CONSORT Checklist
100
The lifetime risk of IBS for Canadians
What is 30%
200
Bristol Stool Chart
What is a tool used to identify subtypes of IBS
200
The outcome of interest measured in the cohort by Lin et al.
What is onset of IBS
200
Exclusion of patients who did not comply to study protocol is done in this analysis
What is Per protocol analysis
200
A disease/disorder with no known organic cause that impairs the normal function of a bodily process, but where every part of the body looks completely normal under examination, dissection or even under a microscope
What is a functional disorder
300
The subtype of IBS associated with Bristol Stool Chart 1-2
What is IBS-C
300
A subgroup analysis was used to control for this
What is confounding/effect modification
300
A significant decrease in the frequency of IBS symptoms in the those not receiving amitriptyline is an example of this phenomenon
What is The Placebo Effect
300
The annual economic burden of IBS in Canada
What is $6.5 Billion