Table 1.
Study Demographics and Characteristics
| IBS | CONTROL | F | p | |||
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| MALES | FEMALES | MALES | FEMALES | |||
| N | 20 | 27 | 29 | 38 | - | - |
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| PREMENOPAUSAL | - | 25 | - | 35 | - | - |
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| AGE (yrs) | 36.05 (12.56) | 31.41 (10.35) | 35.61 (12.46) | 31.74 (13.19) | a) 0.00 b) 3.39 |
a) .100 b) .068 |
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| IBS Symptom Severity | 3.05 (0.76) | 3.00 (0.62) | 1.03 (0.19) | 1.03 (0.16) | a) 27.35 b) 0.44 |
a) <.001** b) .508 |
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| ANXIETY (HAD) | 6.80 (4.51) | 5.59 (3.54) | 2.83 (2.62) | 3.63 (2.50) | a) 14.58 b) 4.26 |
a) <.001** b) .041* |
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| DEPRESSION (HAD) | 3.70 (3.7) | 3.23 (2.55) | 1.90 (2.09) | 0.95 (1.11) | a) 21.43 b) 6.62 |
a) <.001** b) .011* |
Measures: IBS Symptom Severity: 1=None; 2=Mild; 3=Moderate; 4=Severe; 5=Very Severe
HAD: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Measure
Premenopausal status was determined using a question and female subjects were classified as premenopausal and postmenopausal
Groups: IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome; HC, Healthy Controls
a) IBS vs. HC; b) Males vs. Females
Significance levels:
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p<.05,
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p<.001