Volume 150, Issue 4, Pages 866-874 (April 2016) Depression and Somatization Are Associated With Increased Postprandial Symptoms in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome Lukas Van Oudenhove, Hans Törnblom, Stine Störsrud, Jan Tack, Magnus Simrén Gastroenterology Volume 150, Issue 4, Pages 866-874 (April 2016) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.11.010 Copyright © 2016 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Overview of the significant associations between anxiety, depression, and preprandial and postprandial gastrointestinal symptoms ratings in Rome II/Rome III IBS patients (n = 193). (A) Depression and abdominal pain, (B) anxiety and fullness, (C) anxiety and bloating, (D) depression and nausea, and (E) depression and gas. VAS, visual analog scale. Error bars represent the standard error of the mean; time 0 represents the preprandial time point, and other time points are in minutes after the meal. Gastroenterology 2016 150, 866-874DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2015.11.010) Copyright © 2016 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Associations between somatization and preprandial and postprandial gastrointestinal symptom ratings in Rome II IBS patients (n = 125). (A) Abdominal pain, (B) fullness, (C) bloating, (D) nausea, and (E) gas. VAS, visual analog scale. Error bars represent standard error of the mean; time 0 represents the preprandial time point, and other time points are in minutes after the meal. All analyses are controlled for the effects of anxiety and depression (main effects and interaction effects with time). Gastroenterology 2016 150, 866-874DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2015.11.010) Copyright © 2016 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions