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Table 2 Concordance rates and probandwise concordance rates for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), depression and anxiety among monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins

From: Co-occurrence of IBS and symptoms of anxiety or depression, among Norwegian twins, is influenced by both heredity and intrauterine growth

  

MZ

DZ

Total no pairs

IBS

Concordant pairs

14

10

24

Discordant pairs

95

193

288

Probandwise concordance rate

0.23

0.09*

 

Depression

Concordant pairs

67

82

149

Discordant pairs

232

455

687

Probandwise concordance rate

0.22

0.15*

 

Anxiety

Concordant pairs

56

55

111

Discordant pairs

186

422

608

Probandwise concordance rate

0.23

0.12*

 
  1. *Significant higher concordance rate among MZ compared to DZ twins.