Table 5

Odds ratio of consulting for abdominal complaints in the ASQ, 1995, for psychological illness, abdominal illness, age and sex, for both FGID and SSF. Odds ratio (OR, with 95% confidence intervals (CI) of consulting for abdominal complaints in the ASQ for 1995 for psychological illness, abdominal illness, age and sex for both FGID and SSF (n = 232). Logistic regression. Somatic illness and ache/fatigue were excluded in the final model because they showed no significance in the prior step.

Variable

OR (CI)

Psychological illness low

1

High

2.2 (1.2–4.0)

Abdominal illness low

1

High

2.0 (1.1–3.8)

Age (continuous)

1.0 (0.99–1.0)

Sex female

1

Male

0.7 (0.40–1.3)

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