Table 1 Factors associated with IBS status
From: The impact of Irritable Bowel Syndrome on health-related quality of life: a Singapore perspective
| Ā | IBS | Odds ratio (univariate analysis) | Odds ratio (multivariate analysis) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | ||||
Age [Median years (IQR)] | 57 (50ā62) | 52 (44ā59) | 0.97 (0.95 - 0.99) | <0.001 | 0.98 (0.96 - 0.995) | .012 | |||
Gender | Male | 102 | 42% | 105 | 53% | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
| Ā | Female | 143 | 58% | 92 | 47% | 0.62 (0.43 - 0.91) | 0.015 | Ā | Ā |
Race | Chinese | 230 | 93% | 179 | 91% | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
| Ā | Indian | 11 | 4% | 11 | 6% | 1.28 (0.54 - 3.03) | 0.567 | Ā | Ā |
| Ā | Malay | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1% | 2.57 (0.23 - 28.57) | 0.442 | Ā | Ā |
| Ā | Others | 5 | 2% | 5 | 3% | 1.28 (0.37 - 4.51) | 0.695 | Ā | Ā |
Education | Low level | 135 | 56% | 74 | 38% | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
| Ā | High level | 105 | 44% | 121 | 62% | 2.1 (1.43 - 3.09) | <0.001 | 1.7 (1.114 - 2.581) | .014 |
Work | Unemployed | 114 | 47% | 68 | 35% | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
| Ā | Employed | 128 | 53% | 128 | 65% | 1.68 (1.14 - 2.47) | 0.009 | Ā | Ā |
Illness in yourself | No | 53 | 24% | 44 | 24% | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
| Ā | Yes | 170 | 76% | 136 | 76% | 0.96 (0.61 - 1.52) | 0.874 | Ā | Ā |
Illness in Family | No | 81 | 50% | 83 | 55% | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
| Ā | Yes | 82 | 50% | 68 | 45% | 0.81 (0.52 - 1.26) | 0.350 | Ā | Ā |