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Table 4 Odds ratios of graded GI symptom severities in the ASQ for consulting, psychological illness, somatic illness and ache/fatigue factors. Odds ratios (OR, with 95% confidence intervals (CI)) of graded (0,1,2) GI symptom severity in the ASQ for consulting, psychological illness, somatic illness and ache/fatigue factors, age and sex, for both FGID and SSF (n = 232). Ordinal logistic regression.

From: Psychological illness is commonly associated with functional gastrointestinal disorders and is important to consider during patient consultation: a population-based study

Variable

OR (CI)

Psychological illness low

1

high

4.5(2.4–8.4)

Somatic illness low

1

high

2.0(1.1–3.8)

Ache/fatigue low

1

high

2.1(1.1–4.2)

Consulters no

1

yes

12.3(6.3–23.9)

Age (continuous)

0.96 (0.94–0.99)

Sex female

1

male

0.9 (0.5–1.7)