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

Table 3 Correlation between (r) CgA and GI symptoms and psychological status before and after stretching for the Normal and IBS groups.

	GSRS	SDS	STAI-S	STAI-T	Abdominal Discomfort	Abdominal Pain	Stress	Anxiety
IBS (n = 18)
before	-0.16	0.51*	-0.17	-0.30	0.11	-0.13	-0.20	0.05
after	-0.34	0.19	-0.41	-0.29	0.24	-0.20	-0.37	-0.21
ΔCgA	0.08	0.52*	0.04	0.09	0.10	-0.05	0.18	0.36
Normal (n = 15)
before	0.07	0.24	0.16	0.44	-0.23	0.13	-0.53*	-0.01
after	-0.20	0.08	0.15	0.07	-0.36	-0.04	0.09	0.18
ΔCgA	0.26	0.53*	-0.01	0.40	0.09	0.25	-0.66*	0.04

Significance, *p < 0.05. ΔCgA: CgA secretion before stretching – CgA after stretching.

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