Skip to main content

Table 3 Scale scores of GSRS in IBS-D patients with low (LS) and high scores (HS) of somatization (Subscale of SCL-90-R)

From: Somatization in patients with predominant diarrhoea irritable bowel syndrome: the role of the intestinal barrier function and integrity

 

LS

(n = 19)

HS

(n = 28)

P

Clusters

   

Abdominal pain syndrome

5.00 [3.00–8.00]

7.00 [4.00–9.27]

0.003

Dyspepsia syndrome

6.00 [3.00–9.95]

6.00 [3.40–9.60]

0.85

Indigestion syndrome

10.00 [4.00–12.00]

10.25 [8.00–14.55]

0.04

Diarrhoea syndrome

6.00 [4.00–9.00]

7.00 [5.00–9.50]

0.38

Total score

33.00 [18.00–38.00]

36.50 [27.90–44.55]

0.01

  1. Data are expressed as Medians and Range. P-Value was determined by Mann–Whitney test rank-sum test; differences were considered significant at P < 0.05. LS, Low somatization level; cut-off score < 63. HS, High somatization level; cut-off score ≥ 63
Back to article page

BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

Contact us