Clinical Study
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Psychiatric Disorders in Pakistan: A Case Control Study
Table 1
Comparison among patients with IBS and controls.
| | Cases mean ± SD or (%) | Controls mean ± SD or (%) | 95% confidence interval | value |
| Age (years) | 43.1 ± 12.1 | 39.9 ± 11.2 | 0.95–1.00 | 0.08 |
| Gender | | | | | Male | 61 (74.4) | 48 (58.5) | 0.25–0.94 | 0.03 | Females | 21 (25.6) | 34 (41.5) |
| SRQ score | 9.9 ± 4.5 | 4.9 ± 3.6 | 1.22–1.44 | <0.001 |
| CMDs | | | | | Present | 55 (67.1) | 18 (22.0) | 3.6–14.5 | <0.001 | Absent | 27 (32.9) | 64 (78.0) |
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