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Table 5 Correlations and internal consistencies of the various dimensions in the entire sample (first correlation, n = 372) and the subsample of IBS patients (second correlation, n = 65)

From: Design and validation of a German version of the GSRS-IBS - an analysis of its psychometric quality and factorial structure

 

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2

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4

5

Bloating (1)

.93/.90

.01/.05

.13*/.32*

−.01/.07

.04/.25*

Diarrhoea (2)

 

.89/.92

.37**/−.11

.58**/.31*

.64**/.36**

Constipation (3)

  

.85/.82

.63**/.22

.82**/.64**

Pain and feeling of tension (4)

   

.84/.72

.91**/−.75**

RDF total (5)

    

.92./.77

  1. The diagonal contains internal consistencies of each subscale, first for the entire sample and second for the IBS subsample
  2. IBS irritable bowel syndrome, RDF Reizdarm-Fragebogen
  3. *p < .05
  4. **p < .01
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