09 August 2021: Clinical Research
Correlation Between Sleep, Life, Mood, and Diet and Severity of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in China: A Retrospective Study
Jiahao Xu BCDEF , Xuejie Chen AB , Kejia Ma B , Kai Nie B , Weiwei Luo B , Xing Wu B , Shiyu Pan B , Xiaoyan Wang A*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930511
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930511
Table 2 Comparison of intake of spicy foods in healthy subjects versus patients with inflammatory bowel disease (before diagnosis).
| Category | Normal (n=68) | Patients (n=71) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saltness | 2.49±0.63 | 2.45±0.71 | 0.737 |
| Sweetness | 2.42±0.80 | 2.52±0.91 | 0.515 |
| Spicy | 1.63±0.70 | 2.35±1.03 | 0.001 |
| Spicy-frequency | 3.54±1.04 | 4.70±9.76 | 0.374 |