Table 2.
Comparison between explanatory variables for subjects with FGID and SSF. Comparison between explanatory variables for subjects with FGID and SSF adjusted for sex and age. Ordinal variables are presented as median (range), dichotomous variables as proportion %, and continuous variables as mean (SD).
| Variable | FGID n = 141 |
SSF n = 97 |
P |
| AGE | 45.7 (14) | 52.4 (15) | not relevant |
| SEX (female %) | 66 | 53 | 0.026 *** |
| BMI | 26.3 (4.7) | 26.2 (4.2) | Ns * |
| Education | 3 (2–4) | 3 (1–4) | Ns ** |
| Medical knowledge | 10 (4–15) | 11 (5–15) | Ns ** |
| GI sympt severity | 4 (3–5) | 0 (0–0) | <0.0005 ** |
| GI Consultation (ever) | 72% | 8% | <0.0005 *** |
| Pain medicine (3 month) | 77% | 34% | <0.0005 *** |
| GI medicine (3 month) | 32% | 1% | <0.0005 *** |
| Previous PUD (ever) | 12% | 1% | 0.006 *** |
| Coffee | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | Ns ** |
| Alcohol | 4 (3–4) | 3 (2–4) | Ns ** |
| Smoking | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | Ns ** |
* = Student's t-test ** = Mann-Whitney test *** = Pearson Chi-2 test