Table 7 Association between gastrointestinal and mental health characteristics and poor-fair overall health rating in 17-year-old adolescents.

From: The relationship between abdominal pain and emotional wellbeing in children and adolescents in the Raine Study

Characteristic

Poor-fair overall health rating

Univariate analysis

Multivariable logistic regression analysis

OR

95% CI

P value

Adjusted OR

95% CI

P value

History of depression

5.54

2.74–11.18

<0.001

6.10

2.64–14.10

<0.001

Frequent nausea

5.66

2.42–13.28

<0.001

2.42

1.23–4.76

0.01

Unhappy

2.83

1.54–5.19

<0.001

2.02

1.01–4.05

0.048

Anxiety

4.09

2.17–7.71

<0.001

   

Constipation

1.55

0.87–2.76

0.14

   

Bullied

1.08

0.51–2.29

0.84

   
  1. Depression and anxiety were medically-diagnosed, while constipation, nausea, unhappiness and a history of being bullied were reported by the adolescent at age 17 years. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence intervals. P values are for associations between self-reported poor-fair overall health rating, and gastrointestinal symptoms, depression, anxiety and unhappiness in adolescents. P < 0.05 is considered statistically significant.
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