The relationship between the val158met catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) polymorphism and irritable bowel syndrome.

PLoS One · 2011 · PMC3060919 · PMID 21437260

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showed a trendp = 0.08so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The val/val carriers also showed a trend for a smaller proportion of hard stools (0% vs 15%; Chi 2 (1) 3.2; p = 0.08) and a higher frequency of postprandial defecation (26% vs 21%; Chi 2 (1) 3.0; p = 0.08).

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borderline significantno p-value reported

A p-value less than 0.05 was regarded as statistically significant and a p-value between 0.05 and 0.15 as borderline significant.

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