Impact of symptoms by gender and age in Japanese subjects with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C): a large population-based internet survey

Table 3 Association between the degree of anxiety and GI symptoms in IBS-C subjects

GI symptoms/Degree of anxiety	Female					Male
GI symptoms/Degree of anxiety	None	Sometimes	Often	Almost	Kendall’s τ	None	Sometimes	Often	Almost	Kendall’s τ
Abdominal bloating					0.08					0.09
No	30	62	9	5		12	29	4	0
Yes	96	247	71	21		38	102	27	6
Abdominal discomfort					0.11*					0.04
No	55	97	22	7		21	56	12	1
Yes	71	212	58	19		29	75	19	5
Abdominal pain					0.13*					0.06
No	95	223	47	12		37	100	23	1
Yes	31	86	33	14		13	31	8	5
	Age 20–49 years					Age 50–79 years
Abdominal bloating					0.12*					0.05
No	19	52	9	4		23	39	4	1
Yes	51	173	75	21		83	176	23	6
Abdominal discomfort					0.09					0.08
No	28	79	22	7		48	74	12	1
Yes	42	146	62	18		58	141	15	6
Abdominal pain					0.13*					−0.01
No	50	148	49	9		82	175	21	4
Yes	20	77	35	16		24	40	6	3

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