Table 4 Predictors for SF-12 MCS when adjusting for sociodemographic variables, IBS variables, Subjective Health Complaints-17, Whiteley Index, Hopkins Symptom Check List-10 and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (linear regression analyses with all the reported variables included in the analysis)
Variable | p-value | Partial correlation (pc) | Regression coefficient B (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Constant | 52.63 (46.81; 58.45) | ||
Age (years) | .013 | 0.210 | 0.12 (0.03; 0.21) |
Male gender | .879 | 0.013 | 0.23 (-2.73; 3.18) |
Daily smoking | .302 | −0.091 | −1.53 (-4.44; 1.37) |
Alcohol > 2/week | .862 | −0.015 | −0.32 (-3.97; 3.33) |
Education (<10 years/10-13 years/>10 years) | .725 | −0.031 | −0.36 (-2.38; 1.65) |
IBS duration (years) | .715 | 0.034 | 0.02 (-0.08; 0.11) |
IBS symptom intensity score | .379 | −0.075 | −0.20 (-0.64; 0.24) |
Subjective Health Complaints-17 | .448 | 0.066 | 0.07 (-0.12; 0.26) |
Whiteley Index | .153 | −0.127 | −0.15 (-0.37; 0.06) |
Hopkins Symptom Check List-10 | < 0.001 | −0.421 | −8.80 (-12.08; -5.53) |
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire | .050 | −0.174 | −0.69 (-1.38; -0.00) |