Table 6.

4: Association between Irritable Bowel Syndrome and 7 Domains of Quality of Life

IBS-QOL score

Overall

220

IBS-D
(SD)
16.7813

IBS-C
(SD)
15.4716

IBS-M
(SD)
18.4759

Dysphoria

229

5.14081

3.92641

5.17773

Interference with
activities

227

3.14204

3.35559

4.50016

Body image

230

1.78042

1.68325

2.03928

Health worries

230

2.94356

2.43036

2.28441

Food avoidance

230

1.66753

1.58955

2.42380

Social reaction

225

2.52982

2.21886

2.61606

Other relationship

228

2.37686

2.25610

2.27705

**2

**P-Value

**Non parametric test should be consider if the assumptions of ANOVA test are not met