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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 13.
Published in final edited form as: Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2021 Sep 17;34(5):e14265. doi: 10.1111/nmo.14265

Table 6.

Prevalence of clinical features of the overlap cohorts in aggregate, compared to the population of IBS with no overlapping MCD

Variables IBS+ Urticaria (N=23340); N (%) IBS+MCM (N=60); N (%) IBS+NMM (N=90); N (%) IBS+IU (N=2170); N (%) IBS+MCAS (N=92); N(%) IBS without MCD (N=599,500); N (%)
ComorbidCondition Contact dermatitis 9130 (39) (P<0.0001) * 10 (17) 20 (22) 840 (39) * 12 (13) 84230 (14)
Allergic rhinitis 11280 (48) * 20 (33) * 40 (44) * 1210 (56) * 36 (39) * 149650 (25)
Eczema 9230 (39) * 10 (17) * 20 (22) 870 (40) * 12 (13) 84890 (14)
Allergic asthma (IgE mediated) 1210 (5) * <10 (<17) <10 (<11) 140 (6) N/A 11100 (2)
Asthma 7930 (34) * 30 (50) * 30 (33) * 770 (35) * 34 (37) * 120440 (20)
Food allergy 3770 (16) * 20 (33) * 20 (22) * 420 (19) * 24 (26) * 45230 (8)
Drug allergy 15560 (66) * 50 (83) * 60 (67) * 1400 (65) * 26 (28) * 300600 (50)
Angioedema 1430 (6) * <10 (<17) 10 (11) 310 (14) * 7 (8) * 4282 (<1)
Major depressive disorder 9010 (38) * 20 (33) * 30 (33) * 850 (39) * 35 (38) * 159680 (27)
Anxiety disorder 12420 (53) * 30 (50) * 50 (56) * 1150 (53) * 58 (63) * 219410 (37)
Migraine 6930 (30) * 20 (33) * 30 (33) * 640 (29) * 39 (42) * 105560(18)
Interstitial cystitis 510 (2) * 0 (0) <10 (<11) 50 (2) N/A 7280 (1)
Procedure History Delayed hypersensitivity skin test 3160 (13) * <10 (<17) <10 (<11) 370 (17) N/A 31530 (5)
Food IgE level 540 (2) * 0 (0) 0 (0) 90 (4) * 0 (0) 2070 (<1)
Food IgG level 110 (0) <10 (<17) 0 (0) <10 (<1) 0 (0) 1210 (0)
Colonoscopy 11690 (50) * 20 (33) 30 (33) 1110 (51) * 5 (5) 233060 (39)
Upper endoscopy 8120 (35) * 30 (50) * 30 (33) * 790 (36) * 0 (0) 144510 (24)
Biopsy of skin 2630 (11) * <10 (<17) 10 (11) * 320 (15) * 0 (0) 29510 (5)
Endoscopic biopsy 11250 (48) * 30 (50) * 30 (33) 1100 (51) * 0 (0) 203950 (34)
Medication Exposures MC stabilizer 1730 (7) * 20 (33) * 20 (22) * 200 (9) * 5 (5) 16360 (3)
Antispasmodic 13260 (57) * 30 (50) 40 (44) 1200 (55) * 0 (0) 258910 (43)
Antidiarrheal 3140 (13) * <10 (<17) <10 (<11) 270 (12) 2 (2) * 57980 (10)
Prokinetic 6170 (26) * 20 (33) 20 (22) 530 (24) * 2 (2) * 98150 (16)
Laxative 13230 (56) * 30 (50) * 50 (56) * 1180 (54) * 16 (17) * 258340 (43)
Antiemetic 15760 (67) * 40 (67) 50 (56) 1390 (64) * 17 (18) * 310950 (52)
Antihistamine 20270 (86) * 50 (83) * 80 (89) * 1920 (88) * 20 (22) * 383440 (64)
*

and bold font indicates P<0.05 for the difference between the overlap IBS+MCD cohort compared to IBS without MCD

MCD mast cell disorder; IBS irritable bowel syndrome; MCM mast cell malignancy; NMM Non-malignant mastocytosis; IU idiopathic urticaria; MCAS mast cell activation syndrome