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Table 2 Age, years since diagnosis, years with symptoms in HCV, IBD and IBS participants

From: Psychological problems in gastroenterology outpatients: A South Australian experience. Psychological co-morbidity in IBD, IBS and hepatitis C

  HCV Mean (SD) IBD Mean (SD) IBS Mean (SD) F p
Age 45(10)* 51 (15) 54 (13)* 3.793 0.023
Years since diagnosis 7 (4)* 14 (10)* 10 (9) 6.808 0.001
Years with symptoms 16 (9) 16 (11) 16 (13) 0.008 0.992
  1. * differences significant at the level of p < 0.05