Table 1.
General characteristics of the study participants and association with appropriateness
| Characteristic | All (%) | Appropriate (%) | Inappropriate (%) | p-value | cOR (95% CI) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 45.0 (13.7) | 45.6 (14.1) | 42.5 (11.3) | 0.1 | 1.02 (0.991.04) |
| Male | 96 (42.3) | 74 (39.8) | 22 (53.7) | 0.2 | 0.6 (0.3-1.1) |
| Age ≥ 60 | 34 (15) | 32 (17.2) | 2 (4.9) | 0.05 | 4.1 (1.2-25.7) |
| Gastroenterology referral | 149 (65.6) | 124 (66.7) | 25 (61) | 0.6 | 1.3 (0.6-2.6) |
| Inpatient | 32 (14.1) | 32 (17.2) | 0 (0) | 0.002 | N/A |
| NSAID | 55 (24.2) | 45 (24.2) | 10 (24.4) | 1.0 | 0.99 (0.5-2.3) |
| H.pylori positivity | 133 (58.6) | 111 (59.7) | 22 (53.7) | 0.5 | 1.3 (0.6-2.5) |
| Co-morbidity | 104 (45.8) | 89 (47.9) | 15 (36.6) | 0.3 | 1.6 (0.8-3.3) |
| Significant endoscopy findings | 217 (95.6) | 177 (95.2) | 40 (97.6) | 0.5 | 0.5 (0.03-2.7) |
Data is presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%); cOR = crude Odds ratio, NA= not applicable