Table 4.
Comparison of global severity index (SCL-90-R) and chronic stress scale (TICS) between IBS subtypes.
| IBS-D (n = 79) | IBS-C (n = 14) | IBS-M (n = 54) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | M | ± | T | M | ± | T | M | ± | |
| SCL-90-R GSI | 56.16 | 0.81 | 0.58 | 54.64 | 0.77 | 0.53 | 57.80 | 0.89 | 0.52 |
| TICS SSCS | 62.13 | 26.24 | 9.03 | 59.43 | 24.14 | 8.16 | 62.04 | 26.35 | 8.49 |
IBS: irritable bowel syndrome, SCL-90-R: symptom checklist 90 revised, TICS: Trier inventory for the assessment of chronic stress, GSI: global severity index, SSCS: screening scale for chronic stress.