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World J Psychiatry. Aug 19, 2026; 16(8): 119686
Published online Aug 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.119686
Published online Aug 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.119686
Table 4 Prevalence of psychological comorbidities in various “disorders of gut-brain interaction” subgroups with stratification according to overlap status, n (%)
| DGBI groups | Anxiety prevalence | Depression prevalence | ||||||
| All patients | Patients with a single DGBI | Patients with overlapping DGBIs | P value (single vs overlapping DGBIs) | All patients | Patients with a single DGBI | Patients with overlapping DGBIs | P value (single vs overlapping DGBIs) | |
| All DGBIs | 671/1044 (64.2) | 329/623 (52.8) | 342/421 (81.2) | 0.0001 | 395/1044 (37.8) | 179/623 (28.7) | 216/421 (51.3) | 0.0001 |
| Esophageal Disorders (n = 348) | 248/348 (71.2) | 79/143 (55.2) | 169/205 (82.4) | 0.0001 | 138/348 (39.6) | 35/143 (24.5) | 103/205 (50.2) | 0.0001 |
| Gastroduodenal disorders (n = 521) | 362/521 (69.5) | 85/177 (32.8) | 8277/344 (80.5) | 0.0001 | 227/521 (43.6) | 49/177 (27.7) | 178/344 (51.7) | 0.0001 |
| Bowel disorders (n = 415) | 273/415 (65.8) | 122/221 (55.2) | 151/194 (78.4) | 0.0001 | 173/415 (41.7) | 72/221 (32.6) | 101/194 (52.6) | 0.0001 |
| Centrally mediated disorders of gastrointestinal pain (n = 48) | 36/48 (75) | 15/24 (62.5) | 21/24 (87.5) | 0.0933 | 23/48 (47.9) | 8/24 (33.3) | 15/24 (62.5) | 0.0820 |
| Gall bladder and sphincter of Oddi disorders (n = 14) | 10/14 (71.42) | 7/11 (63.63) | 3/3 (100) | 0.5055 | 5/14 (35.7) | 4/11 (36.4) | 1/3 (33.3) | 1 |
| Anorectal disorders (n = 65) | 39/65 (60) | 20/46 (43.47) | 19/19 (100) | 0.0001 | 22/56 (39.28) | 10/46 (21.73) | 12/19 (63.15) | 0.0012 |
| All patients (n = 1044) | 671/1044 (64.2) | 329/623 (52.8) | 342/421 (81.2) | 0.0001 | 395/104 (37.83) | 179/623 (28.73) | 216/421 (51.30) | 0.0001 |
- Citation: Goyal MK, Goyal O, Wander P, Kaur J, Prashar G, Goyal P, Sood A. Anxiety and depression in Rome IV disorders of gut–brain interaction: Prevalence, clinical impact, and temporal association. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(8): 119686
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.119686