Table 4 Comparison of GI Symptom Groups and Psychosocial and HQoL Variables
From: Classification of gastrointestinal symptom patterns in young adults
Latent classification GI group Mean (SD) | ANOVA main effect | Post hoc tests Mean difference significance | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Normal (n = 648) | Mild (n = 258) | Moderate (n = 50) | F | p | η2 | Normal (v) Mild | Normal (v) Moderate | Mild (v) Moderate |
PHQ-9 | 4.90 (4.57) | 8.47 (5.63) | 10.30 (6.525) | 47.924 | < 0.001 | .092 | *** | *** | * |
GAD-7 | 3.95 (4.43) | 7.57 (5.58) | 10.60 (6.45) | 54.438 | < 0.001 | .103 | *** | *** | *** |
SF-36 SCALES | |||||||||
PHYSICAL FUNCTION | 94.23 (14.49) | 91.76 (15.63) | 88.70 (16.19) | 5.013 | < 0.01 | .010 | * | ||
ROLE FUNCTION/ PHYSICAL | 91.63 (20.00) | 84.50 (28.02) | 70.00 (38.80) | 23.442 | < 0.001 | .047 | *** | *** | *** |
ROLE FUNCTION/ EMOTIONAL | 71.25 (36.75) | 53.62 (38.08) | 46.67 (34.34) | 27.561 | < 0.001 | .055 | *** | *** | |
ENERGY/ FATIGUE | 55.02 (18.44) | 44.69 (16.59) | 40.40 (20.15) | 40.147 | < 0.001 | .078 | *** | *** | |
EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING | 66.34 (17.54) | 56.20 (18.60) | 49.92 (22.16) | 42..205 | < 0.001 | .081 | *** | *** | |
SOCIAL FUNCTION | 83.10 (20.64) | 70.00 (25.07 | 62.75 (24.16) | 45.759 | < 0.001 | .088 | *** | *** | |
PAIN | 86.82 (15.18) | 76.85 (18.72) | 64.45 (21.25) | 66.402 | < 0.001 | .122 | *** | *** | *** |
GENERAL HEALTH | 68.28 (16.17) | 59.38 (16.20) | 52.50 (19.07) | 42.971 | < 0.001 | .083 | *** | *** | * |