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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2008 Feb;46(2):164–171. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31812f7f4e

TABLE 6.

Associations of factors with specific clinical indicators

Functioning and general well-being
No limitation n = 162 Limitations n = 38 t P
General well-being/symptoms 76.8 53.3 7.71 <0.0001
Emotional functioning 72.5 56.0 4.63 <0.0001
Social interactions 77.0 71.5 2.14 0.03
Body image 70.8 57.0 3.14 0.003
Total score 74.3 59.4 5.78 <0.0001

Abdominal pain/cramping
None n = 141 Mild/moderate/severe n = 60 t P

General well-being/symptoms 77.4 60.7 5.46 <0.0001
Emotional functioning 72.2 63.5 2.77 0.006
Social interactions 77.3 73.4 1.83 0.07
Body image 70.5 62.8 2.29 0.02
Total score 74.4 65.1 4.09 <0.0001

Clinician’s global assessment
Good n = 122 Average/poor n = 31 t P

General well-being/symptoms 77.6 53.5 5.60 <0.0001
Emotional functioning 73.3 54.4 4.65 <0.0001
Social interactions 78.2 70.7 2.59 0.01
Body image 71.5 59.8 3.06 0.003
Total score 75.2 59.6 5.38 <0.0001

Blood in stool
None n = 174 Little/a lot n = 27 t P

General well-being/symptoms 74.8 53.6 4.23 0.0002
Emotional functioning 71.1 56.3 3.55 0.0005
Social interactions 77.5 65.2 4.40 <0.0001
Body image 70.0 58.3 2.27 0.03
Total score 73.4 58.3 3.95 0.0004