Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample by diagnosis
| GORD (%) (n = 29) | FD (%) (n = 43) | NCCP (%) (n = 40) | IHD (%) (n = 21) | χ2 | df | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FD, functional dyspepsia; NCCP, non-cardiac chest pain; GORD, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease; IHD, ischaemic heart disease. | |||||||
| Mean (SD) age (y) | 49.8 (12.1) | 47.9 (12.8) | 50.1 (10.1) | 58.4 (9.0) | p = 0.007 (t test) | ||
| Women | 14 (48) | 26 (60.5) | 26 (65) | 6 (29) | 8.52 | 3 | 0.036 |
| Single | 2 (7) | 4 (9) | 2 (5) | 3 (14) | |||
| Married | 22 (76) | 34 (79) | 28 (70) | 12 (57) | |||
| Widowed/separated/divorced | 5 (17) | 5 (12) | 10 (25) | 6 (29) | 5.52 | 6 | 0.48 |
| White Europeans | 29 (100) | 42 (98) | 35 (87.5) | 21 (100) | 8.76 | 3 | 0.033 |
| Middle class | 15 (52) | 21 (49) | 15 (37.5) | 13 (62) | 3.56 | 3 | 0.31 |
| >12 y education | 15 (52) | 27 (63) | 16 (40) | 8 (38) | 5.63 | 3 | 0.13 |
| Access to confidant | 26 (90) | 38 (88) | 33 (83) | 17 (81) | 1.34 | 3 | 0.72 |
| Traumatic experiences | |||||||
| Severe life event or difficulty in last year (excl own health) | 15 (52) | 25 (58) | 15 (37.5) | 6 (29) | 6.7 | 3 | 0.83 |
| Death of family member during childhood | 7 (24) | 14 (33) | 9 (22.5) | 4 (19) | 1.80 | 3 | 0.61 |
| Seriously ill family member during childhood | 14 (48) | 20 (46.5) | 25 (62) | 9 (43) | 3.11 | 3 | 0.38 |
| No of childhood adversities | |||||||
| None | 20 (69) | 32 (74) | 26 (65) | 15 (71) | 2.05 | 6 | 0.92 |
| 1 | 5 (17) | 4 (9) | 8 (20) | 3 (14) | |||
| 2 or more | 4 (14) | 7 (16) | 6 (15) | 3 (14) | |||
| Reported childhood adversity and lacked a confidant | 1 (3.4) | 2 (4.7) | 6 (15) | 1 (4.8) | 4.65 | 3 | 0.12 |