Table 3 Association between responders’ status and indications of probiotics
Which of the following systems you think the probiotics has effects? | Why you are prescribing probiotics? | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GI system No (%) | Immune system No (%) | Respiratory system No (%) | Cardiology system No (%) | p-value | Preventive during antibiotic treatment No (%) | Improved digestion No (%) | Improve GI immunity No (%) | Reduce bloating No (%) | Reduce allergic condition No (%) | p-value | |
PR | 163(81.9) | 27(13.6) | 6(3.0) | 3(1.5) | < 0.001 | 24(12.1) | 84(42.2) | 67(33.7) | 18(9.0) | 6(3.0) | 0.298 |
PS | 59(68.6) | 18(20.9) | 5(5.8) | 4(4.7) | 15(17.4) | 30(34.9) | 33(38.4) | 6(7.0) | 2(2.3) | ||
ACP | 15(48.4) | 11(35.5) | 3(9.7) | 2(6.5) | 4(12.9) | 8(25.8) | 10(32.3) | 7(22.6) | 2(6.5) | ||
Ass CP | 6(40.0) | 5(33.3) | 3(20.0) | 1(6.7) | 2(13.3) | 2(13.3) | 5(33.3) | 4(26.7) | 2(13.3) | ||
CP | 92(86.0) | 11(10.3) | 2(1.9) | 2(1.9) | 13(12.1) | 41(38.3) | 42(39.3) | 8(7.5) | 3(2.8) | ||
PG | 9(64.3) | 1(7.1) | 2(14.3) | 2(14.3) | 1(7.1) | 3(21.4) | 7(50.0) | 2(14.3) | 1(7.1) | ||
Total | 344 | 73 | 21 | 14 | 59 | 168 | 164 | 45 | 16 | ||