A cross-sectional study of gastrointestinal symptoms, depressive symptoms and trait anxiety in young adults

BMC Psychiatry

Table 2 Exploratory analysis of correlations between symptoms: MADRS-S items correlate with IBS symptom clusters (all participants and controls are included, N = 576). Significant Spearman’s Rho correlation coefficients > 0.3 are marked in bold

	Pain	Bloating	Constipation	Diarrhoea	Satiety	Total GSRS-IBS score
1. Mood	0.183***	0.167***	0.194***	0.187***	0.248***	0.255***
2. Feelings of unease	0.316***	0.270***	0.239***	0.282***	0.271***	0.362***
3. Sleep	0.210***	0.208***	0.194***	0.238***	0.259***	0.292***
4. Appetite	0.170***	0.194***	0.132**	0.184***	0.407***	0.287***
5. Ability to concentrate	0.223***	0.251***	0.253***	0.250***	0.284***	0.331***
6. Initiative	0.262***	0.235***	0.218***	0.267***	0.306***	0.338***
7. Emotional involvement	0.202***	0.213***	0.165***	0.202***	0.301***	0.285***
8. Pessimism	0.221***	0.241***	0.214***	0.253***	0.263***	0.317***
9. Zest for life	0.185***	0.148***	0.118**	0.221***	0.236***	0.252***
MADRS-S total score	0.287***	0.279***	0.246***	0.295***	0.368***	0.391***

** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001; Abbreviations: GSRS-IBS Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating scale for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, MADRS-S Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale - Self assessment

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