Table 3.
Socioeconomic Factors in the Study Population and Association With Abdominal Pain-related Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
| Socioeconomic characteristics | Total (N = 1365) | AP-FGIDs (n = 147) | Controls (n = 1218) | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paternal educational level | 0.547 | |||
| Primary school | 61 (4.5) | 9 (6.1) | 52 (4.3) | |
| Gymnasium | 188 (13.8) | 16 (10.9) | 172 (14.1) | |
| Lyceum | 532 (39.0) | 59 (40.1) | 473 (38.9) | |
| University | 583 (42.7) | 63 (42.9) | 520 (42.7) | |
| Maternal educational level | 0.580 | |||
| Primary school | 61 (4.5) | 9 (6.1) | 52 (4.3) | |
| Gymnasium | 95 (7.0) | 8 (5.4) | 87 (7.1) | |
| Lyceum | 556 (40.7) | 63 (42.9) | 493 (40.5) | |
| University | 652 (47.8) | 67 (45.6) | 585 (48.1) | |
| Family’s economic status | 0.147 | |||
| Good | 518 (38.0) | 48 (32.7) | 470 (38.6) | |
| Average | 766 (56.1) | 86 (58.5) | 680 (55.8) | |
| Poor | 81 (5.9) | 13 (8.8) | 68 (5.6) | |
| Number of adults at home | 0.003 | |||
| 1 | 95 (7.0) | 18 (12.2) | 77 (6.3) | |
| 2 | 1111 (81.4) | 104 (70.8) | 1007 (82.7) | |
| 3 | 107 (7.8) | 15 (10.2) | 92 (7.6) | |
| 4 | 52 (3.8) | 10 (6.8) | 42 (3.4) | |
| Family size (people at home) | 0.267 | |||
| 2–3 | 231 (16.9) | 28 (19.0) | 203 (16.7) | |
| 4–5 | 980 (71.9) | 98 (66.7) | 882 (72.5) | |
| 6–8 | 153 (11.2) | 21 (14.3) | 132 (10.9) | |
| Parental presence at home | 0.042 | |||
| Single parent | 119 (8.7) | 20 (13.6) | 99 (8.1) | |
| Both parents | 1246 (91.3) | 127 (86.4) | 1119 (91.9) | |
| Days of physical exercise per week | 0.003 | |||
| None | 229 (16.8) | 35 (23.8) | 194 (15.9) | |
| 1–3 | 754 (55.3) | 86 (58.5) | 668 (54.9) | |
| 4–7 | 381 (27.9) | 26 (17.7) | 355 (29.2) | |
| Television exposure (hours per day) | 0.417 | |||
| 1 hour or less | 517 (37.9) | 52 (35.4) | 465 (38.2) | |
| 1–3 hours | 782 (57.3) | 85 (57.8) | 697 (57.2) | |
| More than 3 hours | 66 (4.8) | 10 (6.8) | 56 (4.6) | |
| Victim of “bullying” at school | 0.002 | |||
| No | 1231 (90.2) | 121 (82.3) | 1110 (91.1) | |
| Yes | 134 (9.8) | 26 (17.7) | 108 (8.9) | |
| Person at home with a severe health problem | 0.002 | |||
| No | 1266 (92.7) | 126 (85.7) | 1140 (93.6) | |
| Yes | 99 (7.3) | 21 (14.3) | 78 (6.4) | |
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| Variable | Total (N = 1365) | AP-FGIDs (n = 147) | Controls (n = 1218) | P-valueb |
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| Number of children at home | 2.2 ± 0.9, 2 (2, 2) | 2.3 ± 1.0, 2 (2, 3) | 2.2 ± 0.9, 2 (2, 2) | 0.168 |
| Parental combined educational levelc | 4.5 ± 1.4, 5 (4, 6) | 4.5 ± 1.5, 5 (4, 6) | 4.5 ± 1.4, 5 (4, 6) | 0.790 |
a
Fisher’s exact test.
b
Mann-Whitney U test.
c
The combined parental educational level is a 0–6 scale resulting from summing the maternal and paternal educational level: primary school, 0; gymnasium, 1; lyceum, 2; and higher degree, 3.
AP-FGIDs, abdominal pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders.
Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± SD, median (interquartile range).