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Table 1 Comparisons of GI symptoms and psychological status between IBS subjects and normal controls

From: Changes in salivary physiological stress markers induced by muscle stretching in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

 

Controls (n = 15)

IBS (n = 18)

p

GSRS

32.47 ± 5.21

51.16 ± 4.95*

<0.01

STAI-S

23.20 ± 3.23

41.90 ± 1.62*

<0.01

STAI-T

25.53 ± 3.22

42.53 ± 1.80*

<0.01

SDS

42.00 ± 1.60

45.21 ± 1.73

0.23

  1. Mean ± Standard Error. *Comparison between normal group vs. IBS group by the Mann-Whitney's U test. GSRS: Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scale, STAI-S: state anxiety, STAI-T: trait anxiety, SDS: Self-rating Depression Scale.
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BioPsychoSocial Medicine

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