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Table 3 Associations between poor self-rated health, impaired functional capacity and GI symptom complexes

From: Self-rated health and functional capacity in individuals reporting overlapping symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease, functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome - a population based study

 

Total cohort

Men

Women

  

20–49 years

≥50 years

20–49 years

≥50 years

Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of poor self-rated health of the total cohort and stratified on age and gender

 Non-GERD/FD/IBS

1

1

1

1

1

 Only GERD

3.33 (3.02–3.67)

4.19 (3.31–5.31)

2.84 (2.37–3.41)

3.46 (2.77–4.31)

3.28 (2.78–3.86)

 Only IBS

2.85 (2.58–3.16)

3.95 (3.09–5.07)

3.50 (2.80–4.37)

2.59 (2.15–3.12)

2.67 (2.21–3.22)

 Only FD

3.89 (3.42–4.44)

3.09 (2.08–4.58)

3.88 (3.06–4.92)

3.92 (2.98–5.17)

4.01 (3.22–4.99)

 Two symptom complexes (FD + GERD, FD + IBS or GERD + IBS)

6.07 (5.52–6.67)

6.32 (4.86–8.22)

5.72 (4.75–6.90)

7.69 (6.37–9.27)

5.08 (4.32–5.98)

 Three symptom complexes (FD + GERD + IBS)

13.57 (11.71–15.73)

17.01 (11.88–24.36)

12.87 (9.34–17.72)

15.99 (11.90–21.50)

11.47 (8.99–14.63)

Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of impaired functional capacity of the total cohort and stratified on age and gender

 Non-GERD/FD/IBS

1

1

1

1

1

 Only GERD

2.88 (2.46–3.38)

3.34 (2.24–4.99)

2.75 (2.07–3.67)

3.49 (2.50–4.88)

2.42 (1.82–3.20)

 Only IBS

2.65 (2.24–3.12)

3.48 (2.32–5.22)

3.15 (2.22–4.48)

2.57 (1.92–3.44)

2.27 (1.66–3.10)

 Only FD

4.72 (3.93–5.67)

2.73 (1.41–5.26)

5.54 (4.05–7.59)

4.24 (2.84–6.34)

4.79 (3.53–6.50)

 Two symptom complexes (FD + GERD, FD + IBS or GERD + IBS)

6.05 (5.28–6.93)

6.62 (4.51–9.72)

5.46 (4.18–7.15)

7.67 (5.91–9.97)

5.01 (3.96–6.33)

 Three symptom complexes (FD + GERD + IBS)

10.22 (8.49–12.31)

13.43 (8.41–21.46)

11.50 (7.89–16.77)

13.96 (9.80–19.89)

6.50 (4.65–9.10)

  1. Poor self-related health is categorised as ‘Fair’ and ‘Poor’. Impaired functional capacity is categorised as ‘No’, and ‘Almost never’
  2. GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease, FD functional dyspepsia, IBS irritable bowel syndrome