Predictors of healthcare-seeking behavior among Chinese patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Table 6 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with healthcare seeking behaviors and satisfaction to medical care in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

	Adjusted OR (95%CI)
Consultation in the whole disease course
Ordinary abdominal pain/discomfort	2.07 (1.31-3.27)
Consultation in the past year
Mental labor	2.19 (1.35-3.55)
Weight loss	2.17 (1.22-3.89)
Frequent consultations in the whole disease course
Severe symptoms	1.88 (1.12-3.15)
Weight loss	1.94 (1.09-3.47)
Frequent consultations in the past year
Severe symptoms	1.74 (1.06-2.82)
Persistent symptoms	1.66 (1.01-2.72)
Frequent colonoscopies in the whole disease course
Sensation of incomplete evacuation	2.76 (1.35-5.67)
Co-existed pain in other parts of the body	1.92 (1.07-3.45)
Long-term medication in the past year
Persistent symptoms	2.02 (1.07-3.81)
Weight loss	2.58 (1.38-4.82)
Dissatisfaction with medical care in the whole disease course
Ordinary abdominal pain/discomfort	1.99 (1.24-3.18)
Weight loss	1.73 (1.01-2.95)
Anxiety	2.08 (1.20-3.59)

Logistic regression analysis. IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome; OR: Odds ratio.