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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2020; 26(30): 4523-4536
Published online Aug 14, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i30.4523
Published online Aug 14, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i30.4523
Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analysis of various predictive variables for organic upper gastrointestinal diseases
Characteristics | FD, n = 266 | Organic upper GI disease, n = 24 | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
P value | OR | 95%CI | P value | |||
Age in yr | 49.6 ± 12.9 | 54.8 ± 14.8 | 0.071 | 1.056 | 1.012-1.101 | 0.012 |
BMI in kg/m2 | 21.9 ± 3.5 | 21.5 ± 2.1 | 0.635 | |||
Gender, M/F | 107/159 | 10/14 | 1.000 | |||
Race, Han/minority | 262/4 | 24/0 | 1.000 | |||
Location, Shaanxi/other | 226/40 | 19/5 | 0.553 | |||
Job category | 0.629 | |||||
Physical | 90 (33.8) | 8 (33.3) | ||||
Mental | 67 (25.2) | 4 (16.7) | ||||
Middle | 70 (26.3) | 9 (37.5) | ||||
Retire | 39 (14.7) | 3 (12.5) | ||||
Marriage | 0.136 | |||||
Never married | 13 (4.9) | 3 (12.5) | ||||
Married | 253 (95.1) | 21 (87.5) | ||||
Daily exercise | 0.128 | |||||
< 1/2 h | 18 (6.8) | 0 (0) | ||||
1/2-1 h | 69 (25.9) | 3 (12.5) | ||||
1-2 h | 35 (13.2) | 6 (25.0) | ||||
> 2 h | 144 (54.1) | 15 (62.5) | ||||
Spicy food | 145 (54.5) | 14 (58.3) | 0.719 | |||
Smoking | 0.024 | |||||
< half pack a day | 235 (88.3) | 17 (70.8) | ||||
> half pack a day | 31 (11.7) | 7 (29.2) | 4.714 | 1.569-14.16 | 0.006 | |
Alcohol | 50 (18.8) | 5 (20.8) | 0.788 | |||
Sleep, good/bad | 168/98 | 16/8 | 0.827 | |||
Outpatient cost | 0.363 | |||||
< 500 | 1 (0.4) | 0 | ||||
500-1000 | 40 (15.0) | 1 (4.2) | ||||
1000-3000 | 76 (28.6) | 7 (29.2) | ||||
3000-5000 | 29 (10.9) | 1 (4.2) | ||||
> 5000 | 120 (45.1) | 15 (62.5) | ||||
Educational level | 0.789 | |||||
Elementary and below | 122 (45.9) | 12 (50.0) | ||||
High school | 61 (22.9) | 5 (20.8) | ||||
College | 73 (27.4) | 7 (29.2) | ||||
Postgraduate and above | 10 (3.8) | 0 | ||||
Previous visits | 0.637 | |||||
0 | 80 (30.1) | 9 (37.5) | ||||
1 | 49 (18.4) | 4 (16.7) | ||||
2 | 20 (7.5) | 3 (12.5) | ||||
≥ 3 | 117 (44.0) | 8 (33.3) | ||||
Weight loss | 0.380 | |||||
No | 199 (74.8) | 16 (66.7) | ||||
< 7 lb | 30 (11.3) | 5 (20.8) | ||||
≥ 7 lb | 37 (13.9) | 3 (12.5) | ||||
Anemia, yes/no | 0/266 | 5/19 | < 0.001 | 88.27 | 15.486-∞ | < 0.001 |
Anorexia, yes/no | 66/200 | 9/15 | 0.222 | |||
Vomiting, yes/no | 14/252 | 3/21 | 0.156 | |||
Melena, yes/no | 16/250 | 3/21 | 0.200 | |||
Dysphagia, yes/no | 1/265 | 1/23 | 0.159 | |||
Family history | 0.627 | |||||
None | 235 (88.3) | 22 (91.7) | ||||
Esophagus cancer | 10 (3.8) | 0 | ||||
Gastric cancer | 15 (5.6) | 2 (8.3) | ||||
Other | 6 (2.3) | 0 | ||||
Alarm symptoms | 0.038 | |||||
No | 125 (47.0) | 6 (25.0) | ||||
Yes | 141 (53.0) | 18 (75.0) | ||||
Number of alarm symptoms | 0.009 | |||||
0 | 125 (47.0) | 6 (25.0) | ||||
1 | 96 (36.1) | 10 (41.7) | ||||
2 | 37 (13.9) | 4 (16.7) | ||||
3 | 7 (2.6) | 3 (12.5) | ||||
4 | 1 (0.4) | 1 (4.2) |
- Citation: Wei ZC, Yang Q, Yang Q, Yang J, Tantai XX, Xing X, Xiao CL, Pan YL, Wang JH, Liu N. Predictive value of alarm symptoms in patients with Rome IV dyspepsia: A cross-sectional study. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26(30): 4523-4536
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v26/i30/4523.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v26.i30.4523