Table 4.
Acceptance of a positive diagnosis by risk perception of irritable bowel syndrome1 n (%)
| The patient would be…(choose ONLY ONE answer) |
Increased risk perception (colon cancer, nutritional deficit, surgical condition, or shorter life span) |
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| No (n = 130) | Yes (n = 853) | OR2 (95%CI) | aOR3 (95%CI) | |
| Reassured (n = 288) | 50 (38.5) | 238 (27.9) | 0.49 (0.33-0.73) | 0.52 (0.34-0.78) |
| Not reassured (n = 646) | 60 (46.2) | 586 (68.7) | 2.05 (1.37-3.07) | 1.94 (1.29-2.93) |
| Still worried (n = 417) | 33 (25.4) | 384 (45.0) | NA | NA |
| Impatient of uncertainty (n = 229) | 27 (20.8) | 202 (23.7) | NA | NA |
| Have no idea (n = 49) | 20 (15.4) | 29 (3.4) | NA | NA |
1The question was "If a doctor diagnoses her (as) irritable bowel syndrome without any kind of diagnostic test, she would be… (choose ONLY ONE answer)";
2
Odds ratio of "yes" referenced by "no";
3
Adjusted by sex, age, area of residency, number of comorbidity, and problem drinking. CI: Confidence interval; OR: Odds ratio; aOR: Adjusted odds ratio; NA: Not applicable.