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Table 5 Specific lifetime 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*

+

247

22.6%

24

34.8%

.017

2.0

1.2 - 3.4

30

33.0%

.018

1.8

1.1 - 2.9

MDD Single Episode

+

121

11.1%

8

11.6%

.843

1.1

0.5 - 2.3

13

14.3%

.290

1.4

0.7 - 2.6

MDD Recurrent Episodes*

+

126

11.5%

16

23.2%

.005

2.7

1.5 - 4.9

17

18.7%

.039

2.0

1.1 - 3.4

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

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*

+

31

2.8%

4

5.8%

.126

2.2

0.7 - 6.4

6

6.6%

.039

2.6

1.0 - 6.6

Panic Disorder

+

59

5.4%

5

7.2%

.413

1.4

0.5 - 3.6

7

7.7%

.330

1.5

0.7 - 3.4

Agoraphobia with no panic disorder

-

8

0.7%

0

0.0%

   

0

0.0%

   

Social Phobia

+

23

2.1%

2

2.9%

.652

1.3

0.3 - 5.9

2

2.2%

1.000

1.0

0.2 - 4.4

Specific Phobia

+

36

3.3%

4

5.8%

.279

1.9

0.6 - 5.6

5

5.5%

.218

1.8

0.7 - 4.8

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

+

14

1.3%

2

2.9%

1.000

2.7

0.6 - 12.7

2

2.2%

1.000

1.9

0.4 - 8.9

Anxiety NOS

+

17

1.6%

2

2.9%

.292

2.0

0.4 - 9.0

2

2.2%

.647

1.4

0.3 - 6.4

  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