Table 2 Comparison of DCPR-R diagnosis between patients with IBS alone and those with overlapping IBS-GERD
|  | All patients (n = 341) | Patients with IBS alone (n = 244) | Patients with overlapping IBS-GERD (n = 97) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DCPR-R > 0a | 269(78.9) | 190(77.9) | 79(81.4) | 0.466 |
DCPR-R > 1b | 153(44.9) | 98(40.2) | 55(56.7) | 0.006 |
Alexithymia | 196(57.5) | 147(60.2) | 49(50.5) | 0.101 |
Irritable mood | 92(27.0) | 61(25.0) | 31(32.0) | 0.191 |
Demoralization | 70(20.5) | 42(17.2) | 28(28.9) | 0.016 |
Health anxiety | 47(13.8) | 31(12.7) | 16(16.5) | 0.360 |
Type A behavior | 46(13.5) | 28(11.5) | 18(18.6) | 0.084 |
Allostatic load | 37(10.9) | 25(10.2) | 12(12.4) | 0.569 |
Persistent somatization | 43(12.6) | 24(9.8) | 19(19.6) | 0.014 |
Demoralization with despair | 31(9.1) | 14(5.7) | 17(17.5) | < 0.001 |
Hypochondriasis | 27(7.9) | 14(5.7) | 13(13.4) | 0.018 |
Disease phobia | 27(7.9) | 12(4.9) | 15(15.5) | < 0.001 |
Illness denial | 6(1.8) | 5(2) | 1(1) | 0.850 |
Anniversary reaction | 11(3.2) | 4(1.6) | 7(7.2) | 0.009 |
Thanatophobia | 10(2.9) | 3(1.2) | 7(7.2) | 0.003 |
Conversion Symptoms | 4(1.2) | 1(0.4) | 3(3.1) | 0.038 |