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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2026; 32(25): 117254
Published online Jul 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.117254
Table 6 Irritable bowel syndrome prevalence in blood donors and psychiatric patients, n (%)/mean (minimum-maximum)/mean ± SD (minimum-maximum)
ItemBlood donors (n = 1239)Psychiatric patients (n = 695)Patients with psychiatric diseases (n = 695)
Depression (n = 136)
Anxiety (n = 69)
Both (n = 408)
Neither (n = 82)
IBS Rome III94 (7.6)107 (15.4)20 (14.7)10 (14.5)67 (16.4)10 (12.2)
IBS Rome IV9 (0.7)35 (5.0)7 (5.1)3 (4.4)24 (5.9)1 (1.2)
Males699 (56.4)159 (22.9)26 (19.1)17 (24.6)91 (22.3)25 (30.5)
Females540 (43.6)536 (77.1)110 (80.9)52 (75.4)317 (77.7)57 (69.5)
Age 39 (17-66)62.3 ± 13.1 (24-95)62.0 ± 12.4 (24-90)57.9 ± 14.8 (24-81)63.9 ± 12.4 (26-95)58.1 ± 14.8 (30-82)


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