TABLE 5.

Correlation levels between IGQ scores and IBS‐SSS and Symptom Screening Tool (SST)

	IBS‐SSS IBS patients (n = 186)*		SST Total sample (n = 305)**
IBS patients (n = 186)*	r	p‐Value	r	p‐Value
Global score (GS)	0.346	<0.0001	0.610	<0.0001
Global score (except BL)	0.326	<0.0001	0.587	<0.0001
Bloating (BL)	0.249	0.001	0.402	<0.0001
Flatulence (FL)	0.215	0.003	0.302	<0.0001
Belching (BE)	0.116	0.116	0.541	<0.0001
Bad breath (BB)	0.171	0.02	0.180	0.002
Stomach rumbling (SR)	0.266	<0.0001	0.464	<0.0001
Difficult gas evacuation (DGE)	0.246	0.001	0.298	<0.0001

Due to a few missing items, some of the correlation values are calculated on *184 or 185 patients and **302 to 304 subjects.

Abbreviation: IBS‐SSS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Severity Scoring System.