Su1016 Effect of Gender on Prevalence and Subtype of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Introduction null It has always been assumed that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is more common in women. However, there has been no systematic review and meta-analysis that has synthesised data from all available studies to estimate prevalence of IBS according to gender. There has also been no study that has investigated whether the presumed higher prevalence in women varies according to the way in which IBS is defined, and whether it holds...