Variables | Costs for consultations | Costs for hospitalisations | Costs for medications | Costs for alternative products | Total costs | Total IBS related costs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 0.841 | 0.579 | 0.001 | 0.182 | 0.003 | 0.498 |
Gender (female) | 0.692 | 0.612 | 0.610 | 0.125 | 0.965 | 0.192 |
Education > 10 yrs | 0.406 | 0.465 | 0.008 | 0.126 | 0.251 | 0.929 |
Smoker | 0.631 | 0.725 | 0.607 | 0.301 | 0.567 | 0.531 |
Alcohol use | 0.687 | 0.046 | 0.854 | 0.834 | 0.552 | 0.813 |
Reflux/Dyspepsia | 0.261 | 0.543 | 0.309 | 0.388 | 0.385 | 0.427 |
IBS-symptom score | 0.148 | 0.767 | 0.001 | 0.838 | 0.075 | 0.059 |
Somatic symptom score (SHC-17) | 0.001 | 0.713 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.524 |
Organic disease score | 0.003 | 0.014 | 0.001 | 0.434 | 0.001 | 0.914 |
Neurotissism | 0.151 | 0.796 | 0.076 | 0.006 | 0.224 | 0.288 |
Health anxiety | 0.008 | 0.873 | 0.024 | 0.105 | 0.132 | 0.892 |
Mood disorder (SCL 10) | 0.292 | 0.975 | 0.050 | 0.001 | 0.140 | 0.338 |