Table 2 Personality traits in children with abdominal pain-predominant functional gastrointestinal disorders and controls
|  | IBS (n = 74) | FD (n = 25) | AM (n = 54) | FAP (n = 67) | AP-FGIDs total (n = 202) | Controls (n = 1495) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Hostility and aggression | 13.5 (3.2)* | 12.5 (2.7) | 13.7 (3.3)* | 13.2 (3.9) | 13.4 (3.4) ** | 12.6 (3.4) |
Dependence | 20.0 (2.5) | 19.0 (3.4) | 20.0 (3.1) | 19.2 (3.1) | 19.7 (2.8) | 19.7 (2.8) |
Negative self-esteem | 11.4 (2.9)* | 11.8 (2.6)* | 11.9 (3.2)** | 11.6 (3.6)** | 11.6 (3.1) ** | 10.5 (2.9) |
Negative self-adequacy | 10.8 (3.4)* | 11.0 (3.2) | 10.7 (3.6) | 11.0 (3.9)** | 10.8 (3.5) ** | 9.9 (3.2) |
Emotional unresponsiveness | 12.7 (3.2)** | 12.8 (3.5) | 13.3 (2.8)** | 12.4 (3.4)* | 12.7 (3.2) ** | 11.4 (3.1) |
Emotional instability | 16.9 (3.0)** | 16.2 (3.3) | 17.4 (3.9)** | 16.0 (3.8) | 16.7 (3.5) ** | 15.6 (3.6) |
Negative world view | 11.5 (3.5)** | 11.3 (3.4) | 12.1 (3.7)** | 10.5 (3.4) | 11.2 (3.5) ** | 10.2 (3.6) |
Total personality score | 96.9 (13.7)** | 94.6 (11.5) | 99.0 (14.8)** | 94.0 (16.9)* | 96.1 (14.7) ** | 89.8 (14.5) |