Case Control Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2017; 23(1): 103-109
Published online Jan 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i1.103
Table 1 Chronic pain grade classification
Grade 0
Low disabilityNo TMD pain in prior 6 mo
Grade I
Low intensityCharacteristic pain intensity < 50, and less than 3 disability points
Grade II
High intensityCharacteristic pain intensity ≥ 50, and less than 3 disability points
High disability
Grade III
Moderately limiting3 to 4 disability points, regardless of characteristic pain intensity
Grade IV
Severely limiting5 to 6 disability points regardless of characteristic pain intensity
Table 2 Depression and somatization classification
ClassificationNormalModerateSevere
Depression< 0.535≥ 0.535, ≤ 1.105> 1.105
Nonspecific physical symptoms (including the painful symptoms)< 0.500≥ 0.500, ≤ 1.000> 1.000
Nonspecific physical symptoms (excluding the painful symptoms)< 0.428≥ 0.428, ≤ 0.857> 0.857
Table 3 Multiple regression analysis; the chronic pain grade scale by age, gender, depression, irritable bowel syndrome-symptom severity scale and irritable bowel syndrome subtypes
Unstandardized coefficients
Standardized coefficientstSignificance95%CI
βSEβLowerUpper
Constant-0.2200.530-0.4140.680-1.2740.834
Age-0.0070.007-0.121-1.1240.264-0.0200.006
Gender0.4360.2040.2292.1320.0360.0290.842
Depression0.3520.1840.2011.9110.059-0.0140.718
IBS-SSS-0.0340.124-0.290-0.2740.785-0.2800.213
IBS subtypes0.0320.1090.0310.2920.771-0.1850.249
Table 4 Multiple regression analysis; facial pain by age, gender, abdominal pain, depression, irritable bowel syndrome-symptom severity scale and irritable bowel syndrome subtypes
Unstandardized coefficients
Standardized coefficientstSignificance95%CI
βSEβLowerUpper
Costant-0.8910.720-1.2390.217-2.3140.531
Age-0.0010.012-0.008-0.1040.917-0.0240.022
gender0.2920.3380.0710.8660.388-0.3750.960
Abdominal pain VAS0.2200.0830.3962.6440.0090.0560.384
IBS-SSS-0.4850.274-0.329-1.7700.079-1.0260.057
Depression classification0.4730.1890.2052.5010.0140.0990.848
Subtypes di IBS e HC0.2040.2000.1301.0190.310-0.1910.598