Table 2. Clinical and Questionnaire Data.
| Male (N = 41) | Female (N = 225) | ||||
| Variable | Mean(SD) | p-value(df) | Mean(SD) | p-value(df) | |
| Age | HC | 34.04(11.23) | p = 0.350(39) | 29.48(3.56) | p = 0.060(223) |
| IBS | 35.39(11.04) | 31.61(9.01) | |||
| Early adverse life events 1 | HC | 4.80(3.96) | p = 0.075(37) | 3.51(3.56) | p = 0.041(208) |
| IBS | 6.98(5.24) | 4.47(3.95) | |||
| Anxiety 2 | HC | 3.19(2.94) | p = 0.007(36) | 3.59(2.98) | p = 0.000(210) |
| IBS | 5.75(4.45) | 5.36(3.25) | |||
| Depression 3 | HC | 1.24(1.26) | p = 0.011(36) | 1.40(2.04) | p = 0.000(210) |
| IBS | 3.00(3.52) | 2.65(2.55) | |||
| Somatization 4 | HC | 1.83(2.64) | p = 0.033(11) | 2.21(1.82) | p = 0.000(143) |
| IBS | 5.43(3.55) | 5.68(3.40) | |||
| Trait Anxiety 5 | HC | 45.67(8.56) | p = 0.016(38) | 43.94(8.93) | p = 0.000(221) |
| IBS | 53.05(12.32) | 51.37(9.76) | |||
| Catastrophizing 6 | HC | 0.19(0.39) | p = 0.000(36) | 0.38(0.73) | p = 0.000(190) |
| IBS | 1.09(0.88) | 1.21(1.08) | |||
Measures:
1
ETI global score;
2
HAD anxiety symptoms score;
3
HAD depression symptoms score;
4
PHQ score without IBS symptoms;
5
STAI raw score;
6
CSQ Catastrophizing score.
Groups: Healthy Controls (HC), Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).