Perceived risk as a barrier to appropriate diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome

Table 4 Acceptance of a positive diagnosis by risk perception of irritable bowel syndrome¹n (%)

The patient would be…(choose ONLY ONE answer)	Increased risk perception (colon cancer, nutritional deficit, surgical condition, or shorter life span)
	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)";

²Odds ratio of "yes" referenced by "no";

³Adjusted 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.