Men and women were equally likely to choose to stop, reduce, or keep eating fiber after being advised to change their diet.
Scientific Claim
In adults with idiopathic constipation, sex distribution does not significantly differ between those who adopted no-fiber, reduced-fiber, or high-fiber diets after six months.
Original Statement
“There was also no statistical difference in sex between the 3 groups (Table 1).”
Evidence Quality Assessment
Claim Status
appropriately stated
Study Design Support
Design supports claim
Appropriate Language Strength
association
Can only show association/correlation
Assessment Explanation
The claim is purely descriptive and accurately reflects the non-significant finding reported in the data, with no overreach in interpretation.
Evidence from Studies
Supporting (0)
Contradicting (1)
The study didn’t check if men and women were equally spread across the different diets, so we can’t say whether the claim about sex distribution is true or false based on this research.