Age-related symptom and life quality changes in women with irritable bowel syndrome

Table 1 Severity of abdominal pain/discomfort and Zung Self-Rated Anxiety and Depression Scale scores in each age group

Age group (yr)	Total (n)	Severity of abdominal pain/discomfort (n)			Mean rank	SDS score	SAS score
		Mild	Moderate	Severe
18-27	23	12	5	6	150.74	52.17 ± 8.03	39.09 ± 8.18
28-37	46	29	10	7	133.84	51.83 ± 5.09	39.65 ± 6.16
38-47	68	34	22	12	149.66	54.03 ± 6.66	41.25 ± 7.17
48-57	52	45	9	1	106.90	54.24 ± 7.60	42.31 ± 7.37
58-67	42	33	8	1	110.82	54.60 ± 6.09	39.83 ± 6.82
68-75	20	17	3	0	102.53	56.15 ± 4.98	42.45 ± 7.81

The severity of abdominal pain/discomfort differed between age groups (χ² = 25.638, P < 0.001). There were no differences in Zung Self-Rated Anxiety Scale (SAS) or Zung Self-Rated Depression Scale (SDS) scores between any age groups (SDS, χ² = 390.845, P = 0.110; SAS, χ² = 360.071, P = 0.220).