Table 3

Functional health status of dyspeptic patients in general practice, and influence of possible confounding factors (n=353)

		Functional health status with p value of difference
Variable	Stratum	General health		Daily activities		Social activities		Physical fitness		Feelings		Change in health
Mean (SD)		3.6	(0.8)	2.4	(1.1)	1.9	(1.1)	2.3	(1.0)	2.3	(1.2)	3.1	(0.8)
Dyspeptic symptom severity		⩽16.0^3-150	3.5		2.2		1.7		2.2		2.1		3.1
Dyspeptic symptom severity		>16.0	3.7	0.002	2.7	0.000	2.1	0.002	2.3	NS	2.4	NS	3.1	NS
Sex		Male	3.5		2.2		1.8		2.1		2.2		3.2
Sex		Female	3.6	NS	2.5	0.03	2.0	0.04	2.4	0.009	2.4	NS	3.0	0.05
H pylori infection		Positive	3.6		2.3		1.8		2.2		2.1		3.0
H pylori infection		Negative	3.6	NS	2.4	NS	1.9	NS	2.3	NS	2.3	NS	3.1	NS
Duration of dyspeptic symptoms		0.5–3 mth	3.6		2.4		1.9		2.2		2.3		3.2
Duration of dyspeptic symptoms		>3 mth	3.6	NS	2.4	NS	1.9	NS	2.3	NS	2.3	NS	3.0	0.01
Frequency of dyspeptic symptoms		1st episode	3.6		2.4		1.9		2.1		2.2		3.2
Frequency of dyspeptic symptoms		Previous episodes	3.6	NS	2.4	NS	1.9	NS	2.3	NS	2.3	NS	3.1	NS
Psychological distress^3-151		GHQ =<2	3.3		1.9		1.4		2.3		1.7		3.0
Psychological distress^3-151		GHQ > 2	3.9	0.000	2.9	0.000	2.4	0.000	2.3	NS	3.0	0.000	3.2	NS
Open population22		2.4		1.5		1.4		1.9		1.7		2.9

↵3-150 Median score of dyspepsia symptom severity.
↵3-151 n=345; data on psychopathology of eight analysed patients were missing or incomplete.