Table 5

Percentage of anxious and depressed patients in three disease groups based on the HADS criteria for caseness (score > 7)

Disease
HCV (n = 41)
IBD (n = 64)
IBS (n = 34)
Total (n = 139)

Number of participants/percent
N (%)
N (%)
N (%)
N (%)
Anxiety
18 (44)
24 (37)
16 (47)
58 (42)
Depression
14 (34)*
7 (11)*
5 (15)*
26 (19)

*χ2 (2) = 9.326, p = 0.009

Mikocka-Walus et al. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008 4:15   doi:10.1186/1745-0179-4-15