Table 4 Health care consultation in children with abdominal pain predominant functional gastrointestinal diseases according to symptoms
Health care consulters | Non consulters | Odd ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | Pvalue* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n(%) | n(%) | |||
Frequency of abdominal pain | ||||
Once per week | 61 (26.4%) | 170 (73.6%) | 0.8 (0.4-1.4) | 0.32 |
Several times per week | 20 (32.8%) | 41 (67.2%) | 1.3 (0.7-2.6) | 0.34 |
Everyday | 4 (30.8%) | 9 (69.2%) | 1.2 (0.3-4.3) | 0.81 |
Duration of a pain episodes | ||||
Less than 1 hour | 41 (27.9%) | 106 (72.1%) | 1.0 (0.6-1.7) | 0.99 |
1-2 hours | 25 (34.2%) | 48 (65.8%) | 1.5 (0.8-2.7) | 0.16 |
3- 4 hours | 2 (11.8%) | 15 (88.2%) | 0.3 (0.1-1.6) | 0.13 |
Most of the day | 17 (25.0%) | 51 (75.0%) | 0.8 (0.4-1.6) | 0.55 |
Severity of pain | ||||
Mild | 14 (26.4%) | 39 (73.6%) | 0.9 (0.4-1.9) | 0.80 |
Moderate | 43 (25.4%) | 126 (74.6%) | 0.8 (0.5-1.3) | 0.29 |
Severe | 28 (33.7%) | 55 (66.3%) | 1.5 (0.8-2.6) | 0.20 |
Location of pain | ||||
Upper abdomen | 5 (38.5%) | 8 (61.5%) | 1.7 (0.5-5.8) | 0.38 |
Periumbilical | 58 (33.1%) | 117 (66.9%) | 1.9 (1.1-3.3) | 0.02 |
Lower abdomen | 8 (10.1%) | 71 (89.9%) | 0.2 (0.1-0.5) | <0.0001 |
Other | 14 (36.8%) | 24 (63.2%) | 1.6 (0.7-3.5) | 0.19 |
Duration of the disease | ||||
2 months | 26 (32.9%) | 53 (67.1%) | 1.4 (0.8-2.5) | 0.25 |
3 months | 18 (30.5%) | 41 (69.5%) | 1.2 (0.6-2.3) | 0.61 |
4-11 months | 12 (31.6%) | 26 (68.4%) | 1.2 (0.6-2.7) | 0.58 |
More than 12 months | 29 (22.5%) | 100 (77.5%) | 0.6 (0.4-1.1) | 0.07 |
Bloating | ||||
Yes | 18 (43.9%) | 23 (56.1%) | 2.3 (1.1-4.8) | 0.01 |
No | 67 (25.4%) | 197 (74.6%) | ||
Early satiety | ||||
Yes | 14 (31.1%) | 31 (68.9%) | 1.2 (0.6-2.5) | 0.60 |
No | 71 (27.3%) | 189 (72.7%) | ||
Loss of appetite | ||||
Yes | 33 (30.3%) | 76 (69.7%) | 1.2 (0.7-2.1) | 0.48 |
No | 52 (26.5%) | 144 (73.5%) | ||
Nausea | ||||
Yes | 36 (37.5%) | 60 (62.5%) | 2.0 (1.1-3.4) | 0.01 |
No | 49 (26.7%) | 160 (77.3%) | ||
Vomiting | ||||
Yes | 18 (48.6%) | 19 (51.4%) | 2.8 (1.3-6.1) | 0.002 |
No | 67 (25.0%) | 201 (75.0%) | ||
Constipation | ||||
Yes | 29 (37.2%) | 49 (62.8%) | 1.8 (1.0-3.2) | 0.03 |
No | 56 (24.7%) | 171 (75.3%) | ||
Loose stools | ||||
Yes | 20 (34.5%) | 38 (65.5%) | 1.5 (0.8-2.8) | 0.21 |
No | 65 (26.3%) | 182 (73.7%) | ||
Sleep disturbance | ||||
Yes | 32 (31.1%) | 71 (68.9%) | 1.3 (0.7-2.2) | 0.37 |
No | 53 (26.2%) | 149 (73.8%) | ||
School absenteeism | ||||
Yes | 21 (32.3%) | 44 (67.7%) | 1.3 (0.7-2.5) | 0.37 |
No | 64 (26.7%) | 176 (73.3%) | ||
Disturbance in daily activities | ||||
Yes | 43 (30.7%) | 97 (69.3%) | 1.3 (0.8-2.2) | 0.31 |
No | 42 (25.5%) | 123 (74.5%) | ||
Headache | ||||
Yes | 38 (29.7%) | 90 (70.3%) | 1.2 (0.7-2.0) | 0.31 |
No | 47 (25.4%) | 130 (74.6%) | ||
Photophobia | ||||
Yes | 16 (31.4%) | 35 (68.6%) | 1.2 (0.6-2.5) | 0.54 |
No | 69 (27.2%) | 185 (72.8%) | ||
Pallor | ||||
Yes | 6 (23.1%) | 20 (76.9%) | 0.8 (0.3-2.1) | 0.57 |
No | 79 (28.3%) | 200 (71.7%) |