Table 2 General (SF-36), specific (IBS-QOL) quality of life, and sexual function (FSFI) in total population, IBS and SxD subgroups.

SF-36

     Physical Function

93.38 ± 13.02

(90.89–95.87)

90.49 ± 16.01

(86.1-94.88)

96.11 ± 8.67

(93.8-98.42)

88.24 ± 17.61

(82.57–93.92)

96.18 ± 8.6

(94.13–98.22)

     Physical Role

83.1 ± 29.72

(77.41–88.78)

78.43 ± 32.02

(69.64–87.22)

87.5 ± 26.93

(80.32–94.68)

77.7 ± 35.74

(66.19–89.22)

86.03 ± 25.69

(79.92–92.14)

     Body Pain

74.57 ± 21.83

(70.4-78.75)

66.72 ± 22.25

(60.61–72.82)

81.99 ± 18.79

(76.98-87)

68.99 ± 24.05

(61.24–76.73)

77.61 ± 20.06

(72.84–82.38)

     General Health

64 ± 18.7

(60.42–67.58)

58.63 ± 18.28

(53.61–63.64)

69.07 ± 17.81

(64.32–73.82)

59.19 ± 17.18

(53.65–64.72)

66.62 ± 19.09

(62.08–71.16)

     Vitality

52.48 ± 16.44

(49.33–55.62)

50 ± 18.3

(44.98–55.02)

54.81 ± 14.24

(51.02–58.61)

49.19 ± 15.75

(44.12–54.26)

54.26 ± 16.65

(50.31–58.22)

     Social Functioning

74.88 ± 22.3

(70.62–79.15)

68.14 ± 23.76

(61.62–74.66)

81.25 ± 18.93

(76.2–86.3)

67.23 ± 22.51

(59.98–74.48)

79.04 ± 21.21

(74-84.09)

     Emotional Role

63.81 ± 41.63

(55.85–71.77)

53.59 ± 42.73

(41.87–65.32)

73.46 ± 38.52

(63.18–83.73)

53.15 ± 41.91

(39.65–66.66)

69.61 ± 40.62

(59.95–79.26)

     Mental Health

67.7 ± 15

(64.83–70.57)

64.78 ± 16.57

(60.24–69.33)

70.44 ± 12.92

(67-73.89)

63.03 ± 14.62

(58.32–67.74)

70.24 ± 14.7

(66.74–73.73)

     Physical Component Score (PCS)

59.45 ± 10.63

(57.42–61.49)

56.21 ± 11.28

(53.12–59.31)

62.51 ± 9.06

(60.1-64.93)

56 ± 11.54

(52.28–59.72)

61.33 ± 9.67

(59.03–63.63)

     Mental Component Score (MCS)

45.16 ± 5.93

(44.02–46.29)

44.11 ± 6.78

(42.25–45.97)

46.14 ± 4.86

(44.85–47.44)

43.89 ± 5.83

(42.01–45.77)

45.85 ± 5.91

(44.44–47.25)

     Health change (1 year, %)

          Better/much better

32.38

12.38

20.00

9.52

22.86

          Same

54.29

24.76

29.52

16.19

38.10

          Worst/much worst

13.33

11.43

1.90

9.52

3.81

IBS-QOL

     Dysphoria

87.62 ± 19.75

(83.84–91.4)

79.72 ± 23.99 (73.13–86.3)

95.08 ± 10.29 (92.34–97.83)

79.9 ± 24.88

(71.88–87.91)

91.82 ± 14.91 (88.28–95.36)

     Interference with the activity

86.19 ± 19.77

(82.41–89.97)

77.87 ± 22.63 (71.66–84.08)

94.05 ± 12.41 (90.74–97.36)

78.28 ± 23.65

(70.66–85.9)

90.49 ± 15.9 (86.72–94.27)

     Body image

80.24 ± 21.32

(76.16–84.32)

69.73 ± 22.34 (63.6-75.86)

90.16 ± 14.65 (86.25–94.07)

75 ± 25.04

(66.93–83.07)

83.09 ± 18.58 (78.67–87.5)

     Health concern

79.13 ± 25.19

(74.31–83.95)

66.34 ± 27.13 (58.89–73.79)

91.2 ± 15.65 (87.03–95.38)

72.07 ± 30.25

(62.32–81.82)

82.97 ± 21.23 (77.92–88.01)

     Food avoidance

72.86 ± 27.71

(67.56–78.16)

58.01 ± 29.39 (49.94–66.07)

86.88 ± 16.71 (82.42–91.34)

65.54 ± 34.37

(54.47–76.61)

76.84 ± 22.62 (71.46–82.21)

     Social reaction

85.65 ± 21.41

(81.56–89.75)

77.33 ± 24.87 (70.5-84.15)

93.52 ± 13.63 (89.88–97.15)

78.89 ± 25.36

(70.71–87.06)

89.34 ± 18.07 (85.04–93.63)

     Sexual concern

91.07 ± 17.91

(87.65–94.5)

85.05 ± 22.5 (78.87–91.22)

96.76 ± 9.15 (94.32–99.2)

85.14 ± 21.62

(78.17–92.1)

94.3 ± 14.72 (90.8–97.8)

     Social relationship

86.9 ± 21.27

(82.84–90.97)

79.25 ± 24.8 (72.44–86.05)

94.14 ± 14.08 (90.38–97.89)

80.18 ± 25.64

(71.92–88.44)

90.56 ± 17.63 (86.37–94.75)

     Overall Score

84.31 ± 18.89

(80.7-87.93)

75.06 ± 21.29 (69.21–80.9)

93.06 ± 10.59 (90.23–95.88)

77.25 ± 23.68

(69.62–84.88)

88.16 ± 14.49 (84.72–91.6)

FSFI

     Desire

3.82 ± 1.16

(3.59–4.04)

3.82 ± 1.05

(3.53–4.11)

3.81 ± 1.27

(3.47–4.15)

2.89 ± 1.23

(2.49–3.28)

4.32 ± 0.74

(4.15–4.5)

     Excitement

4.19 ± 1.75

(3.86–4.53)

4.34 ± 1.47

(3.93–4.74)

4.06 ± 1.98

(3.53–4.58)

2.44 ± 1.81

(1.86–3.03)

5.14 ± 0.59

(5-5.28)

     Lubrication

4.26 ± 1.84

(3.91–4.61)

4.46 ± 1.58

(4.03–4.9)

4.07 ± 2.04

(3.53–4.62)

2.51 ± 2

(1.87–3.16)

5.21 ± 0.69

(5.05–5.38)

     Orgasm

4.09 ± 1.96

(3.72–4.47)

4.29 ± 1.74

(3.81–4.77)

3.9 ± 2.15

(3.33–4.48)

2.14 ± 1.91

(1.53–2.76)

5.15 ± 0.87

(4.95–5.36)

     Satisfaction

4.7 ± 1.27

(4.46–4.95)

4.72 ± 1.25

(4.38–5.06)

4.69 ± 1.3

(4.34–5.04)

3.51 ± 1.27

(3.1–3.92)

5.35 ± 0.65

(5.2–5.51)

     Pain

4.05 ± 2.01

(3.66–4.43)

4.38 ± 1.74

(3.9–4.85)

3.74 ± 2.21

(3.15–4.33)

2.11 ± 2.12

(1.42–2.79)

5.11 ± 0.8

(4.91–5.3)

     Total Score

25.12 ± 8.69

(23.46–26.78)

26.01 ± 7.45

(23.97–28.06)

24.27 ± 9.71

(21.68–26.86)

15.6 ± 7.95

(13.04–18.16)

30.29 ± 2.45

(29.71–30.88)