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Table 3 Risk factors for repeated consultations for NSPS in children

From: Repeated primary care consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children in UK: a cohort study

 

Children with repeated consultations for NSPS (n = 390)

Children without repeated consultations for NSPS (n = 1047)

Crude RR (95% CIs)

P -value

Adjusted aRR (95% CIs)

P -value

Maternal visits for any NSPS

      

No

166

568

1

 

1

 

Yes

224

479

1.41 (1.15, 1.72)

0.001

1.41 (1.16, 1.73)

0.001

Child gender

      

Male

163

484

1

   

Female

227

563

1.14 (0.93, 1.40)

0.200

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Child age group

      

2-6 years

90

393

1

 

1

 

7-11 years

94

252

1.46 (1.09, 1.95)

0.011

1.48 (1.09, 2.01)

0.012

12-16 years

206

402

1.82 (1.42, 2.33)

<0.001

1.89 (1.39, 2.57)

<0.001

Child birth order

      

Not first

160

435

1

   

First

230

612

1.02 (0.83, 1.24)

0.879

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Household Members’ count b

4 (1)

4 (1)

0.95 (0.88, 1.03)

0.254

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Number of siblings b

1 (1)

1 (1)

1.00 (0.90, 1.11)

0.945

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IMD 2007 quintiles

      

I

75

231

1

   

II

70

210

1.02 (0.74, 1.41)

0.905

---

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III

84

213

1.15 (0.85, 1.58)

0.367

---

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IV

94

207

1.27 (0.94, 1.73)

0.118

---

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V

65

179

1.09 (0.78, 1.52)

0.623

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Maternal age group

      

19-28 years

47

160

1

 

1

 

29-39 years

148

458

1.08 (0.78, 1.49)

0.663

0.83 (0.58, 1.18)

0.298

40-50 years

170

390

1.34 (0.97, 1.85)

0.078

0.85 (0.58, 1.25)

0.414

51-61years

25

39

1.72 (1.06, 2.80)

0.028

0.97 (0.57, 1.69)

0.933

Maternal history of anxiety or depression

      

No

276

800

1

   

Yes

114

247

1.23 (0.99, 1.53)

0.062

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  1. NSPS - non-specific physical symptoms; RR - Relative risk; CI - Confidence intervals; IMD – Index of multiple deprivation; aOnly child age group, maternal age group, and maternal visits for any NSPS were retained in the final model; bNumbers are Median (Interquartile range).