Irritable bowel syndrome subtypes differ in body awareness, psychological symptoms and biochemical stress markers

Table 2 Gastrointestinal scale (GIS)

Category	AHC (n = 21)		D-IBS (n = 30)		C-IBS (n = 16)		A-IBS (n = 34)
	M	Md (IQR)	M	Md (IQR)	M	Md (IQR)	M	Md (IQR)
Total	0.4	0 (1)	1.9	1 (3)c	1.7	1 (3)c	2.0	1 (3)c
Pain	0.5	0 (1)	1.9	2 (2)c	2.0	2 (2)c	1.9	2 (2)c
Flatulence	0.5	0 (0)	2.4	2 (3)c	2.5	3 (3)c	2.9	3 (4)ce
Nausea	0.5	0 (1)	1.5	0 (3)a	1.3	1 (2)	1.4	0 (2)a
Constipation	0.4	0 (1)	0.8	1 (1)a	3.8	4 (2)cf	2.9	2 (3)cf
Diarrhoea	0.5	0 (1)	3.2	3 (3)c	0.5	0 (1)f	2.2	2 (2)cf
Motility	0.7	0 (1)	3.8	4 (3)c	2.6	2 (3)ce	3.0	3 (3)cd
Miscellaneous	0.3	0 (0)	1.2	1 (1)c	1.1	0 (1)c	1.2	1 (2)c

GIS score from AHC group, D-IBS, C-IBS, and A-IBS patients. The results are shown in total and as items categorised. The higher score, the more symptoms.

^aP < 0.05,

^cP < 0.001 vs AHC;

^dP < 0.05,

^eP < 0.01,

^fP < 0.001 vs D-IBS. M: Mean; Md: Median; IQR: Inter quartile range.