|
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
|
- The results are given as p-values with significant values in bold. For all background variables higher values were associated with increased costs.
