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Table 4 Specific current psychiatric diagnoses in relation to current and lifetime IBS

From: Prevalence of mood and anxiety disorder in self reported irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). An epidemiological population based study of women

    

Current IBS

Lifetime IBS

  

Total prevalence

% of total

With IBS

% with IBS

Fisher exact test

OR

95% CI

With IBS

% with IBS

Fisher exact test

OR

95% CI

MDD

+

49

4.5%

5

7.2%

.229

1.9

0.7 - 4.9

5

5.5%

.591

1.3

0.5 - 3.5

MDD Dysthmia

+

63

5.8%

6

8.7%

.280

1.7

0.7 - 4.1

6

6.6%

.639

1.2

0.5 - 2.9

Dysthymia

+

19

1.7%

2

2.9%

.339

1.7

0.4 - 7.7

2

2.2%

.669

1.3

0.3 - 5.6

Bipolar Spectrum

-

24

2.2%

1

1.4%

1.000

0.6

0.1 - 4.8

2

2.2%

1.000

0.9

0.2 - 4.1

Minor Depression*

+

13

1.2%

4

5.8%

.007

6.8

2.0 - 23.0

4

4.4%

.018

5.1

1.5 - 17.0

Generalised Anxiety Disorder*

+

10

0.9%

4

5.8%

.002

10.9

2.9 - 40.2

4

4.4%

.007

7.5

2.1 - 27.5

Panic Disorder

+

14

1.3%

2

2.9%

.219

2.5

0.6 - 11.8

2

2.2%

.331

1.8

0.4 - 8.5

Agoraphobia with no panic disorder

-

6

0.5%

0

0.0%

   

0

0.0%

   

Social Phobia

+

10

0.9%

2

2.9%

.127

3.8

0.8 - 18.3

2

2.2%

.202

2.7

0.6 - 12.9

Specific Phobia

+

32

2.9%

4

5.8%

.137

2.2

0.7 - 6.6

5

5.5%

.181

2.1

0.8 - 5.8

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder*

+

6

0.5%

2

2.9%

.050

10.1

1.6 - 61.9

2

2.2%

.084

7.2

1.2 - 43.8

Anxiety, not otherwise specified

+

12

1.1%

1

1.4%

.544

1.3

0.2 - 10.7

1

1.1%

1.000

1.0

0.1 - 7.8

  1. Psychiatric conditions with a prevalence of n < 6 were excluded for power reasons.
  2. * p < .05 for current or lifetime IBS
  3. + association (significant or not) in positive direction
  4. - association (significant or not) in negative direction