Table 3.
Risk factors for repeated consultations for NSPS in children
| Children with repeated consultations for NSPS (n = 390) | Children without repeated consultations for NSPS (n = 1047) | Crude RR (95% CIs) | P -value | Adjusted a RR (95% CIs) | P -value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal visits for any NSPS | ||||||
| No | 166 | 568 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 224 | 479 | 1.41 (1.15, 1.72) | 0.001 | 1.41 (1.16, 1.73) | 0.001 |
| Child gender | ||||||
| Male | 163 | 484 | 1 | |||
| Female | 227 | 563 | 1.14 (0.93, 1.40) | 0.200 | --- | --- |
| Child age group | ||||||
| 2-6 years | 90 | 393 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7-11 years | 94 | 252 | 1.46 (1.09, 1.95) | 0.011 | 1.48 (1.09, 2.01) | 0.012 |
| 12-16 years | 206 | 402 | 1.82 (1.42, 2.33) | <0.001 | 1.89 (1.39, 2.57) | <0.001 |
| Child birth order | ||||||
| Not first | 160 | 435 | 1 | |||
| First | 230 | 612 | 1.02 (0.83, 1.24) | 0.879 | --- | --- |
| Household Members’ count b | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 0.95 (0.88, 1.03) | 0.254 | --- | --- |
| Number of siblings b | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1.00 (0.90, 1.11) | 0.945 | --- | --- |
| IMD 2007 quintiles | ||||||
| I | 75 | 231 | 1 | |||
| II | 70 | 210 | 1.02 (0.74, 1.41) | 0.905 | --- | --- |
| III | 84 | 213 | 1.15 (0.85, 1.58) | 0.367 | --- | --- |
| IV | 94 | 207 | 1.27 (0.94, 1.73) | 0.118 | --- | --- |
| V | 65 | 179 | 1.09 (0.78, 1.52) | 0.623 | --- | --- |
| Maternal age group | ||||||
| 19-28 years | 47 | 160 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 29-39 years | 148 | 458 | 1.08 (0.78, 1.49) | 0.663 | 0.83 (0.58, 1.18) | 0.298 |
| 40-50 years | 170 | 390 | 1.34 (0.97, 1.85) | 0.078 | 0.85 (0.58, 1.25) | 0.414 |
| 51-61years | 25 | 39 | 1.72 (1.06, 2.80) | 0.028 | 0.97 (0.57, 1.69) | 0.933 |
| Maternal history of anxiety or depression | ||||||
| No | 276 | 800 | 1 | |||
| Yes | 114 | 247 | 1.23 (0.99, 1.53) | 0.062 | --- | --- |
NSPS - non-specific physical symptoms; RR - Relative risk; CI - Confidence intervals; IMD – Index of multiple deprivation; aOnly child age group, maternal age group, and maternal visits for any NSPS were retained in the final model; bNumbers are Median (Interquartile range).