Table 6.
Sense of coherence (SOC) score from 21 AH controls and 21 IBS patients at 0, 12 and 24 wk of treatment
| Category |
AHC |
0 wk |
12 wk |
24 wk |
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| M | Md (IQR) | M | Md (IQR) | M | Md (IQR) | M | Md (IQR) | |
| SOC totally | 4.2 | 4 (2)d | 3.5 | 4 (3) | 3.8 | 4 (2)d | 3.9 | 4 (2)d |
| Comprehensibility | 3.7 | 4 (2)d | 3.0 | 3 (2) | 3.2 | 3 (3)a | 3.3 | 3(3)b |
| Manageability | 4.4 | 5 (3)d | 3.7 | 4 (3) | 4.0 | 4 (3)d | 4.2 | 5(2)d |
| Meaningfulness | 4.6 | 5 (1)d | 3.9 | 4 (2) | 4.2 | 4 (2)b | 4.1 | 4(2)b |
The result is shown totally and as items categorised. The higher the score is, the better the SOC is. M denotes mean, Md: median; IQR: inter quartile range; AHC: apparently healthy controls.
a
P < 0.05,
b
P < 0.01,
d
P < 0.001 vs IBS patients at 0 wk.