Subjective Taste and Smell Changes in Conjunction with Anxiety and Depression Are Associated with Symptoms in Patients with Functional Constipation and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Table 6

Gender-related differences of taste, smell, HAMA, HAMD, and LGSRS scores in FC and IBS patients.

	FC ()				IBS ()
	Female ()	Male ()			Female ()	Male ()
Taste score							4.67	<0.001
Smell score							2.37	0.020
HAMA							1.07	0.168
HAMD							4.41	<0.001
LGSRS							3.77	<0.001

FC: functional constipation; IBS: irritable bowel syndrome; LGSRS: lower gastrointestinal symptoms rating scale.