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Table 3 Different variables among IBS patient with or without anxiety/depressive disorder

From: Anxiety-depressive disorders among irritable bowel syndrome patients in Guilan, Iran

Variable

Group

Presence of Anxiety/Depressive isorder(256)

P-value*

  

Negative(66)

Positive(190)

 

Gender

Male

34 (34%)

66 (66%)

0.016

 

Female

32 (20.5%)

124 (79.5%)

 

Marital Status

Single

16 (34.8%)

30 (65.2%)

0.445

 

Married

49 (23.9%)

156 (76.1%)

 
 

Widow or

1 (20%)

4 (80%)

 
 

Divorce

   

Occupational Status

Jobless

27 (18.4%)

120 (81.6%)

0.002

 

Has a job

39 (35.8%)

70 (64.2%)

 

Type of IBS

Diarrhea

24 (21.4%)

88 (78.6%)

0.11

 

Constipation

34 (32.7%)

70 (67.3%)

 
 

Mixed

8 (20%)

32 (80%)

 

Severity of disease

Mild

32 (47.8%)

35 (52.2%)

0.001

 

Moderate

34 (20.4%)

133 (79.6%)

 
 

Severe

0

22 (100%)

 

Educational Status

Under diploma

25 (21%)

94 (79%)

0.104

 

Diploma or higher

41 (29.9%)

96 (70.1%)

 

Age group

< 21

3 (25%)

9 (75%)

0.971

 

21-39

39 (26.4%)

109 (73.6%)

 
 

≥ 40

24 (25%)

72 (75%)

 
  1. *P-values > 0.05 are considered non-significant (NS)