Table 4.
Distribution of IBS status according to SSC and GSI domain of the SCL-90-R
| SSC score | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <0.18 (<25%) | 0.18–0.77 (25–75%) | >0.77 (>75%) | Total | |||||
| GSIa | IBS, n/N | % With IBS | IBS, n/N | % With IBS | IBS, n/N | % With IBS | IBS, n/N | % With IBS |
| <40 | 0/35 | 0 | 5/39 | 13% | 1/2 | 50% | 6/76 | 8% |
| 40–60 | 10/66 | 15% | 37/176 | 21% | 29/70 | 40% | 76/312 | 24% |
| >60 | 1/2 | 50% | 7/30 | 23% | 16/41 | 39% | 24/73 | 33% |
| Total | 11/103 | 11% | 49/245 | 20% | 46/113 | 40% | 106/461 | 23% |
IBS, irritable bowel syndrome; GSI, Global Severity Index; SCL-90-R, Symptom Checklist-90-R; SSC, Somatic Symptom Checklist.
Standardized T scores with a mean of 50 and s.d. of 10.