Attributions of primary care and outpatients regarding the cause of their abdominal pain
| Attribution (range 1–5) | Primary care (n=109) | Outpatient (n=86) | p Value |
| Pain related to agitated life | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 0.02 |
| Pain due to something wrong with intestines | 3.0 (3.0–4.0) | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 0.000 |
| Pain caused by stress | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 0.000 |
| Fear of cancer | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 0.87 |
| Pain due to defecation problems | 2.0 (2.0–3.0) | 2.0 (1.0–2.0) | 0.007 |
| Pain caused by eating habits | 2.0 (2.0–3.0) | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 0.003 |
| Pain related to aging | 1.0 (1.0–2.0) | 1.0 (1.0–2.0) | 0.04 |
| Pain related to periods, ovaries or uterus | 2.0 (1.0–3.0)7-150 | 3.0 (1.0–3.0)7-150 | 0.06 |
| Pain due to genetic inheritance | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 0.46 |
↵7-150 Only women (primary care n=87; outpatients n=56).
A Mann-Whitney U test was performed for all variables.
Median values are presented with interquartile ranges in parentheses.