Table 4.

Correlation analysis of the degrees of improvements in relevant scales and the degrees of symptom improvement

Group	n	Degrees of symptom improvement (Birmingham)	Degrees of improvements in relevant scales		r	P value
Aconite cake-separated moxibustion groups	160	66.49 ± 23.25	IBS-QOL	33.46 ± 14.68	0.080	0.317
			SDS	25.70 ± 15.87	0.165	0.037
			SAS	23.28 ± 13.59	0.161	0.042
			HAMD	69.75 ± 32.28	0.088	0.276
			HAMA	58.36 ± 42.19	0.331	0.077

Birmingham: Birmingham irritable bowel syndrome symptom questionnaire; IBS-QOL: Irritable bowel syndrome Quality of Life Scale; SDS: Self-Rating Depression Scale; SAS: Self-Rating Anxiety Scale; HAMD: Hamilton Depression Scale; HAMA: Hamilton Anxiety Scale.