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Table 2 Ratings of perception and emotion

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

Perception and emotion

Normal (n = 15)

IBS (n = 18)

 

Before

After

Before

After

Abdominal discomfort

0.27 ± 0.12

0.20 ± 0.11

1.84 ± 0.43*a

1.74 ± 0.37*b

Abdominal distention

0.40 ± 0.16

0.40 ± 0.16

1.32 ± 0.39

1.05 ± 0.35

Abdominal pain

0.20 ± 0.11

0.27 ± 0.15

0.74 ± 0.30

0.47 ± 0.25

Urgency

0.33 ± 0.16

0.47 ± 0.19

0.32 ± 0.23

0.26 ± 0.19

Stress

2.40 ± 0.54

2.27 ± 0.57

2.21 ± 0.41

2.37 ± 0.50

Sleepiness

3.00 ± 0.39

3.53 ± 0.45

4.42 ± 0.72

5.00 ± 0.64

Anxiety

2.20 ± 0.48

0.87 ± 0.35*c

2.42 ± 0.47

1.90 ± 0.48

  1. Mean ± Standard Error. *a: Comparison between Normal group vs. IBS group before stretching (p = 0.03), *b: Normal group vs. IBS group after stretching (p = 0.03), *c: before vs. after stretching of the Normal group (p = 0.04) by Mann-Whitney's U test.