Table 3.
Anxiety and depression state in subjects with and without IBS and/or headache.
| Number | HADS-A (mean ± SE) | Presence of anxiety (percentage, 95% CI) | HADS-D (mean ± SE) | Presence of depression (percentage, 95% CI) | |
| Non-IBS/non-headache | 2056 | 4.60 ± 0.07 | 5.0 (4.1–6.0) | 6.16 ± 0.07 | 10.9 (9.6–12.3) |
| IBS/non-headache | 122 | 6.23 ± 0.32 | 13.1 (7.7–20.4) | 7.40 ± 0.31 | 17.2 (11.0–25.1) |
| Non-IBS/headache | 611 | 6.84 ± 0.15 | 15.9 (13.0–19.0) | 7.64 ± 0.14 | 22.4 (19.2–25.9) |
| IBS/headache | 96 | 8.94 ± 0.44 | 31.3 (22.2–41.5) | 7.84 ± 0.38 | 21.9 (14.1–35.1) |
IBS = irritable bowel syndrome, HADS = hospital anxiety and depression score, CI = confidence interval.