Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents by risk perception of irritable bowel syndrome n (%)
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Increased risk perception (colon cancer, nutritional deficit, surgical condition, or shorter life span) (n = 983) |
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| No (n = 130) | Yes (n = 853) | P value1 | |
| Characteristics | |||
| Age (yr) | |||
| mean ± SD | 42.55 ± 13.50 | 42.74 ± 12.53 | 0.871 |
| 29-39 | 54 (41.5) | 371 (43.5) | |
| 40-59 | 62 (47.7) | 377 (44.2) | |
| ≥ 60 | 14 (10.8) | 105 (12.3) | 0.730 |
| Sex | 0.908 | ||
| Male | 67 (51.5) | 435 (51.0) | |
| Female | 63 (48.5) | 418 (49.0) | |
| Marital status | 0.403 | ||
| Married | 92 (70.8) | 645 (75.6) | |
| Widowed/separated/divorced | 1 (0.8) | 10 (1.2) | |
| Single | 37 (28.4) | 198 (23.2) | |
| Educational status (yr) | 0.617 | ||
| ≥ 13 | 45 (34.6) | 331 (38.8) | |
| 10-12 | 74 (56.9) | 447 (52.4) | |
| ≤ 9 | 11 (8.5) | 75 (8.8) | |
| Household income (monthly) | 0.712 | ||
| ≥ $4000 | 21 (16.2) | 153 (17.9) | |
| $2000-3999 | 81 (62.3) | 499 (58.5) | |
| < $2000 | 28 (21.5) | 201 (23.6) | |
| Region | 0.040 | ||
| Urban | 58 (44.6) | 463 (54.3) | |
| Rural | 72 (55.4) | 390 (45.7) | |
| Hospital visit (/yr) | |||
| mean ± SD | 4.68 ± 5.94 | 4.24 ± 4.86 | 0.343 |
| 0-5 | 96 (73.8) | 679 (79.6) | |
| 6-10 | 24 (18.5) | 104 (12.2) | |
| ≥ 11 | 10 (7.7) | 70 (8.2) | 0.141 |
| No. of comorbidity | |||
| mean ± SD | 0.28 ± 0.57 | 0.35 ± 0.94 | 0.403 |
| 0 | 100 (76.9) | 679 (79.6) | |
| 1 | 26 (20.0) | 107 (12.5) | |
| ≥ 2 | 4 (3.1) | 67 (7.9) | 0.016 |
| Smoking | 0.969 | ||
| None | 77 (59.2) | 500 (58.6) | |
| Past | 15 (11.5) | 105 (12.3) | |
| Current | 38 (29.2) | 248 (29.1) | |
| Problem drinking2 | 0.021 | ||
| No | 116 (89.2) | 690 (80.9) | |
| Yes | 14 (10.8) | 163 (19.1) | |
1
P values calculated from t-test for continuous variables and the chi-square test for categorical variables;
2
For men, seven or more drinks on an occasion and more than two times per week; for women, five or more drinks on an occasion and more than two times per week. IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome.