Table 4 Distribution of different variables among IBS patient with anxiety-depressive disorders
From: Anxiety-depressive disorders among irritable bowel syndrome patients in Guilan, Iran
Variable | Group | Anxiety-depressive disorders(190) | P-value* | P-value** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Anxiety(89) | Depression(41) | Co- morbid(60) | Â | Â |
Gender | Male | 35(53.1%) | 15 (22.7%) | 16 (24.2%) | 0.765*** | 0.271 |
| Â | Female | 54(43.5%) | 26 (21%) | 44 (35.5%) | Â | Â |
Marital Status | Single | 19(63.3%) | 3 (10%) | 8 (26.7%) | < 0.01 | 0.104 |
| Â | Married | 70(44.9%) | 36 (23.1%) | 50 (32%) | Â | Â |
| Â | Widow or divorce | 0 | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) | Â | Â |
Occupational Status | Jobless | 56(46.7%) | 23 (19.2%) | 41 (34.2%) | 0.459 | 0.456 |
| Â | Has a job | 33(47.1%) | 18 (25.7%) | 19 (27.2%) | Â | Â |
Type of IBS | Diarrhea | 50(56.8%) | 12 (13.7%) | 26 (29.5%) | < 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Â | Constipation | 25(35.7%) | 18 (35.7%) | 27 (38.5%) | Â | Â |
| Â | Mixed | 14(43.7%) | 11 (34.4%) | 7 (21.9%) | Â | Â |
Severity of disease | Mild | 17(48.5%) | 4 (11.4%) | 14 (40.1%) | 0.39 | 0.189 |
| Â | Moderate | 59(44.3%) | 31 (23.3%) | 43 (32.3%) | Â | Â |
| Â | Severe | 13(59.1%) | 6 (27.3%) | 3 (13.7%) | Â | Â |
Educational Status | Under diploma | 37(39.4%) | 26 (27.7%) | 31 (33%) | 0.02 | < 0.05 |
| Â | Diploma or higher | 52(54.2%) | 15 (15.6%) | 29 (30.3%) | Â | Â |
Age group | < 21 | 6 (64.7%) | 0 | 3 (33.3%) | < 0.01 | < 0.01 |
| Â | 21-39 | 62(56.9%) | 16 (14.6%) | 31 (28.5%) | Â | Â |
|  | ≥ 40 | 21(29.3%) | 25 (34.8%) | 26 (36%) |  |  |