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

Table 4 Factors with significant difference of medication behaviors in patients with irritable bowel syndrome in the past year n (%)

	Long-term medication(n = 88)	Intermittent medication (n = 370)	OR (95%CI)	Medications ≥ 3 kinds (n = 68)	Medications < 3 kinds (n = 390)	OR (95%CI)
Mental labor	26 (29.5)	169 (45.7)	0.59 (0.30-0.82)
Severe symptoms	33 (37.5)	73 (19.7)	2.44 (1.48-4.03)
Persistent symptoms	45 (51.1)	107 (28.9)	2.57 (1.60-4.13)	33 (48.5)	119 (30.5)	2.15 (1.27-3.62)
Weight loss	40 (45.5)	86 (23.2)	2.75 (1.70-4.47)	28 (41.2)	98 (25.1)	2.09 (1.22-3.56)
Anxiety1	46 (79.3)	163 (61.3)	2.42 (1.23-4.79)	40 (78.4)	169 (61.9)	1.87 (1.11-3.15)
Depression1	24 (41.4)	75 (28.2)	1.80 (1.00-3.23)
Co-exist with FD				49 (72.1)	232 (59.5)	1.76 (1.00-3.10)

¹The number of long-term medication and intermittent medication were 58 and 266. χ² test. IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome; FD: Functional dyspepsia; OR: Odds ratio.