Reviewer's report
Title:The impact of Irritable Bowel Syndrome on health-related quality of life: A
Singapore perspective.
Version: 1Date:28 May 2012
Reviewer: Yuka Endo
Reviewer's report:
Major Compulsory Revisions
1. You described "The factors associated with IBS were younger age", but what
is the definition of young people? Are 50 year-olds classified as young or old?
How did you calculate odds ratio?
Minor Essential Revisions
1. I can't understand the meaning of each five domains of EQ-5D clearly,
especially mobility and self-care. You had better explain these domains in detail.
2. It is also difficult to grasp the meaning of these sentences-"Ratings for each
dimension can be combined into a 5-digit number that describes the
respondent’s health state. This 5 digit EQ-5D health state was converted into a
single summary index score by imputing the 5 digit number into the EQ-5D index
calculator available from the EuroQol Group.
3. How did you analyze the data of visual analogue scales?
4. I found several mistakes in grammar and in using capital and small letters. And
some commas and periods were missing. I recommend your paper to be
checked by a person whose native language is English.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests.
Reviewer's report
Title:The impact of Irritable Bowel Syndrome on health-related quality of life: A
Singapore perspective.
Version: 1Date:28 May 2012
Reviewer: Yuka Endo
Reviewer's report:
Major Compulsory Revisions
1. You described "The factors associated with IBS were younger age", but what
is the definition of young people? Are 50 year-olds classified as young or old?
How did you calculate odds ratio?
Minor Essential Revisions
1. I can't understand the meaning of each five domains of EQ-5D clearly,
especially mobility and self-care. You had better explain these domains in detail.
2. It is also difficult to grasp the meaning of these sentences-"Ratings for each
dimension can be combined into a 5-digit number that describes the
respondent’s health state. This 5 digit EQ-5D health state was converted into a
single summary index score by imputing the 5 digit number into the EQ-5D index
calculator available from the EuroQol Group.
3. How did you analyze the data of visual analogue scales?
4. I found several mistakes in grammar and in using capital and small letters. And
some commas and periods were missing. I recommend your paper to be
checked by a person whose native language is English.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests.
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:The impact of Irritable Bowel Syndrome on health-related quality of life: A
Singapore perspective.
Version: 1Date:28 May 2012
Reviewer: Yuka Endo
Reviewer's report:
Major Compulsory Revisions
1. You described "The factors associated with IBS were younger age", but what
is the definition of young people? Are 50 year-olds classified as young or old?
How did you calculate odds ratio?
Minor Essential Revisions
1. I can't understand the meaning of each five domains of EQ-5D clearly,
especially mobility and self-care. You had better explain these domains in detail.
2. It is also difficult to grasp the meaning of these sentences-"Ratings for each
dimension can be combined into a 5-digit number that describes the
respondent’s health state. This 5 digit EQ-5D health state was converted into a
single summary index score by imputing the 5 digit number into the EQ-5D index
calculator available from the EuroQol Group.
3. How did you analyze the data of visual analogue scales?
4. I found several mistakes in grammar and in using capital and small letters. And
some commas and periods were missing. I recommend your paper to be
checked by a person whose native language is English.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests.
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