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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2013; 19(32): 5357-5364
Published online Aug 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i32.5357
Published online Aug 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i32.5357
Table 1 Demographics and baseline characteristics of patients who completed all four follow-ups compared with those who were lost to follow-up
Characteristic | Complete all four follow-ups (n = 943) | Lost to follow-up (n =106) | P value |
Sex (female) | 603 (63.9) | 82 (77.4) | 0.006 |
Smoker | 202 (21.4) | 16 (15.1) | 0.128 |
Alcohol user | 278 (29.5) | 15 (14.2) | 0.001 |
Marital status (married) | 815 (86.4) | 95 (89.6) | 0.357 |
Physical labor | 0.537 | ||
High | 34 (3.6) | 3 (2.8) | |
Medium | 238 (25.2) | 31 (29.2) | |
Low | 671 (71.2) | 72 (67.9) | |
Life satisfaction | |||
High | 171 (18.1) | 13 (12.3) | 0.292 |
Medium | 732 (77.6) | 90 (84.9) | |
Low | 40 (4.2) | 3 (2.8) | |
Educational level | 0.011 | ||
High | 336 (35.6) | 28 (26.4) | |
Medium | 455 (48.3) | 51 (48.1) | |
Low | 152 (16.1) | 27 (25.5) | |
Economic situation | 0.03 | ||
Rich | 40 (4.2) | 3 (2.8) | |
Sufficient | 405 (42.9) | 34 (32.1) | |
Well-off | 469 (49.7) | 67 (63.2) | |
Poor | 29 (3.1) | 2 (1.9) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 0.071 | ||
Obesity | 138 (14.6) | 10 (9.4) | |
Normal | 709 (75.2) | 81 (76.4) | |
Thin | 96 (10.2) | 15 (14.2) | |
Bowel symptom | 176 (18.7) | 23 (21.7) | 0.45 |
H. pylori status (positive) | 230 (24.4) | 22 (20.8) | 0.14 |
Consulting a physician | 908 (96.3) | 91 (85.8) | < 0.001 |
Mean age (yr) | 42.99 ± 11.74 | 41.11 ± 10.65 | 0.116 |
DSS | 22.05 ± 9.89 | 20.25 ± 10.77 | 0.079 |
Table 2 Longitudinal associations between functional dyspepsia patients’ baseline characteristics and dyspeptic symptom score at 1-year follow-up
Variable (at baseline) | Longitudinal associations | |||||||
Univariate correlates | Multiple linear regression | |||||||
r1 | F2 | P | B | β | t | P | R2Model | |
Sex3 | 3.489 | 0.062 | 0.161 | 0.009 | 0.208 | 0.835 | 0.019 | |
Age | 0.002 | 0.959 | -0.007 | -0.009 | -0.224 | 0.823 | ||
BMI | 0.007 | 0.835 | -0.024 | -0.009 | -0.248 | 0.804 | ||
Smoking | 1.894 | 0.169 | 1.228 | 0.058 | 1.368 | 0.172 | ||
Alcohol consumption | 0.02 | 0.887 | -0.665 | -0.035 | -0.876 | 0.381 | ||
Major mental stimulation | 1.288 | 0.257 | -0.421 | -0.013 | -0.365 | 0.715 | ||
History of abuse | 5.022 | 0.0254 | -3.774 | -0.062 | -1.762 | 0.078 | ||
Anxiety | 0.106 | 0.745 | 0.897 | 0.030 | 0.777 | 0.437 | ||
Depression | 0.937 | 0.333 | -1.549 | -0.044 | -1.157 | 0.248 | ||
Sleep disorder | 1.831 | 0.176 | -0.683 | -0.040 | -1.131 | 0.259 | ||
Bowel symptom | 0.17 | 0.680 | 0.442 | 0.020 | 0.580 | 0.562 | ||
H. pylori status | 0.461 | 0.631 | -0.269 | -0.027 | -0.782 | 0.434 | ||
DSS | -0.014 | 0.667 | -0.015 | -0.018 | -0.502 | 0.616 | ||
Treatments in the previous months before baseline | ||||||||
Consulting a physician | 0.753 | 0.386 | 0.468 | 0.027 | 0.804 | 0.421 | ||
Prokinetic use | 0.077 | 0.782 | -0.598 | -0.034 | -0.933 | 0.351 | ||
Gastric mucosa protectant use | 1.407 | 0.236 | 0.611 | 0.034 | 0.971 | 0.332 | ||
Antacid use | 1.381 | 0.24 | 0.589 | 0.034 | 0.906 | 0.365 | ||
Anti-H. pylori therapy | 1.014 | 0.314 | 0.431 | 0.018 | 0.539 | 0.590 | ||
Traditional Chinese medicine use | 0.005 | 0.945 | -0.025 | -0.001 | -0.042 | 0.966 |
Table 3 Horizontal associations between functional dyspepsia patients’ baseline characteristics and dyspeptic symptom score at 1-year follow-up
Variable (at 1-yr follow-up) | Horizontal associations | |||||||
Univariate correlates | Multiple linear regression | |||||||
r1 | F2 | P | B | β | t | P | R2Model | |
Sex3 | 3.489 | 0.062 | 0.585 | 0.033 | 6.356 | < 0.0014 | 0.98 | |
Age | 0.139 | < 0.0014 | -0.002 | -0.002 | -0.456 | 0.649 | ||
Time of follow-up (mo) | -0.035 | 0.288 | -0.121 | -0.008 | -1.837 | 0.067 | ||
Smoking | 1.109 | 0.293 | -0.242 | -0.009 | -1.533 | 0.126 | ||
Alcohol consumption | 5.132 | 0.0244 | 0.204 | 0.008 | 1.346 | 0.179 | ||
Anxiety | 13.257 | < 0.0014 | 0.292 | 0.015 | 2.373 | 0.0184 | ||
Depression | 27.452 | < 0.0014 | -0.052 | -0.002 | -0.392 | 0.695 | ||
Sleep disorder | 69.219 | < 0.0014 | 0.216 | 0.012 | 2.346 | 0.0194 | ||
Bowel symptom | 51.053 | < 0.0014 | 0.185 | 0.007 | 1.377 | 0.169 | ||
H. pylori status | 1.563 | 0.210 | -0.035 | -0.003 | -0.759 | 0.448 | ||
Treatments during 1-yr follow-up period | ||||||||
Consulting a physician | 224.718 | < 0.0014 | 0.893 | 0.051 | 9.168 | < 0.0014 | ||
Prokinetic use | 59.340 | < 0.0014 | 0.200 | 0.012 | 2.113 | 0.0354 | ||
Gastric mucosa protectant use | 22.857 | < 0.0014 | -0.014 | -0.001 | -0.147 | 0.883 | ||
Antacid use | 19.313 | < 0.0014 | -0.023 | -0.001 | -0.266 | 0.790 | ||
Anti-H. pylori therapy | 1.825 | 0.177 | -0.075 | -0.003 | -0.635 | 0.526 | ||
Traditional Chinese medicine use | 50.799 | < 0.0014 | -0.062 | -0.004 | -0.755 | 0.450 | ||
Weight loss during 1-yr follow-up period | 0.988 | < 0.0014 | 1.040 | 0.961 | 186.775 | < 0.0014 |
- Citation: Yu J, Liu S, Fang XC, Zhang J, Gao J, Xiao YL, Zhu LM, Chen FR, Li ZS, Hu PJ, Ke MY, Hou XH. Gastrointestinal symptoms and associated factors in Chinese patients with functional dyspepsia. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(32): 5357-5364
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i32/5357.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i32.5357