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Table 4 Associations between poor self-rated health, impaired functional capacity and number of gastrointestinal 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

 One symptom complex (either GERD, FD or IBS)

1

1

1

1

1

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

1.87 (1.69–2.08)

1.62 (1.22–2.15)

1.76 (1.43–2.17)

2.52 (2.06–3.09)

1.59 (1.33–1.90)

 Three symptom complexes (FD + GERD + IBS)

4.19 (3.59–4.88)

4.36 (2.00–6.33)

3.96 (2.84–5.53)

5.25 (3.87–7.13)

3.59 (2.78–4.63)

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

 One symptom complex (either GERD, FD or IBS)

1

1

1

1

1

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

1.93 (1.66–2.24)

2.01 (1.32–3.06)

1.57 (1.17–2.12)

2.47 (1.87–3.27)

1.77 (1.36–2.29)

 Three symptom complexes (FD + GERD + IBS)

3.27 (2.68–3.97)

4.08 (2.48–6.72)

3.31 (2.23–4.93)

4.49 (3.11–6.49)

2.30 (1.61–3.27)

  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