Table 5. Multivariable gamma regression analysis of participants for health information searches per month, N=451.
| Parameter | Multivariable adjusted risk rate | 95% CI for risk rate | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||
| (Intercept) | 0.887 | 0.642 | 1.225 | 0.47 |
| Sex (male vs. female) | 1.183 | 1.027 | 1.363 | 0.02 |
| Age ≥45 years | 1.242 | 1.051 | 1.467 | 0.01 |
| Households monthly income ≥15,000 Saudi Riyals | 0.775 | 0.639 | 0.939 | 0.009 |
| Unemployed people/students | 1.315 | 1.123 | 1.541 | 0.001 |
| Diagnosed with IBS syndrome (pain +2 or more symptoms) per Rome scale | 1.093 | 0.946 | 1.262 | 0.23 |
| Years of using the internet | 1.057 | 1.043 | 1.071 | <0.001 |
| Had used AI chatbots previously for health information searching | 1.392 | 1.179 | 1.643 | <0.001 |
| Comorbid (yes vs. no) | 1.180 | 1.019 | 1.367 | 0.03 |
| Experiences positive health change with searching for information | 1.332 | 1.134 | 1.565 | <0.001 |
| Begins searching the search engines | 1.543 | 1.246 | 1.911 | <0.001 |
| Begins searching the social medial like Twitter/Facebook | 1.257 | 1.086 | 1.456 | 0.002 |
Dependent variable: the number of times searching the internet for health information/month. Estimator: gamma regression with maximum likelihood. CI, confidence interval; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome; AI, artificial intelligence.