Depression in patients with irritable bowel syndrome in Jos, Nigeria

Table 1 Relationship between IBS and depression

IBS	Depressed n (%)	Not depressed n (%)	Total (n)
Yes	75 (56.8)	57 (43.2)	132
No	54 (20.1)	214 (79.9)	268
Total	129 (32.3)	271 (67.7)	400

OR = 5.21, 95% CI = 3.22-8.45, χ² = 54.29, P < 0.001.

Table 2 Relationship between depression and gender among the IBS patients

Depression	Male n (%)	Female n (%)	Total (n)
Yes	32 (42.7)	43 (57.3)	75
No	25 (43.9)	32 (56.1)	57
Total	57 (43.2)	75 (56.8)	132

OR = 0.95, 95% CI = 0.45-2.03, χ² = 0.02, P = 0.89.

Table 3 Relationship between subtype of irritable bowel syndrome and depression

Subtype	Depression n (%)	No depression n (%)	Total (n)
Constipation	36 (61.0)	23 (39.0)	59
Diarrhoea	31 (53.4)	27 (46.6)	58
Alternator	8 (53.3)	7 (46.7)	15
Total	75 (56.8)	57 (43.2)	132

χ² = 0.77, df = 2, P = 0.68.