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Table 3 Somatic – psychiatric comorbidity among irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) cases and controls

From: Co-occurrence of IBS and symptoms of anxiety or depression, among Norwegian twins, is influenced by both heredity and intrauterine growth

 

IBS case–control population (N = 6374)

Cases N (%)

Controls N (%)

OR (95% CI)

(N = 336)

(N = 6038)

Female

258 (76.8)

3423 (56.7)

2.5 (1.9, 3.3)

Sleep disorder

87 (25.9)

420 (7)

4.7 (3.6, 6.1)

Frequent headache

87 (25.9)

626 (10.4)

3.0 (2.3, 3.9)

Long-lasting muscles pain

48 (14.3)

219 (3.6)

4.4 (3.2, 6.2)

Dyspepsia

69 (20.5)

175 (2.9)

8.7 (6.4, 11.7)

Depression

102 (30.4)

569 (9.4)

2.8 (2.2, 3.7)

Anxiety

95 (28.3)

333 (5.5)

3.1 (2.3, 4.3)