Table 6 Factors associated with functional gastrointestinal disorders.

From: Prevalence and trigger factors of functional gastrointestinal disorders among male civil pilots in China

Characteristics

Esophageal disorders (%a) (n = 29)

Gastroduodenal disorders (%a) (n = 37)

Bowel disorders (%a) (n = 43)

Age (years)

< 35

16 (12.60)

0.15

16 (12.60)

< 0.01

16 (12.60)

< 0.01

≥ 35

13 (15.29)

 

25 (29.41)

 

27 (31.76)

 

Race

Han

25 (13.44)

0.98

30 (16.13)

0.46

39 (20.97)

0.43

The other

4 (15.38)

 

7 (26.92)

 

4 (15.38)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

18.5–24.9

24 (16.22)

0.10

28 (18.92)

0.33

29 (19.59)

0.98

≥ 25

5 (7.81)

 

9 (14.06)

 

14 (21.88)

 

Marital status

Single

3 (7.14)

0.12

4 (9.52)

0.09

9 (21.43)

0.75

Married

26 (15.29)

 

33 (19.41)

 

34 (20.00)

 

Education

University

29 (13.81)

–

36 (17.14)

0.22

42 (20.00)

0.25

Postgraduate

0

 

1 (50.00)

 

1 (50.00)

 

Alcohol

No

14 (11.38)

0.38

18 (14.63)

0.13

24 (19.51)

0.75

Yes

12 (17.65)

 

17 (25.00)

 

15 (22.06)

 

Cessation

3 (14.29)

 

2 (9.52)

 

4 (19.05)

 

Smoke

No

9 (8.91)

0.14

18 (17.82)

1.00

20 (19.80)

0.78

Yes

20 (19.23)

 

19 (18.27)

 

23 (22.12)

 

Cessation

0

 

1 (14.29)

 

2 (28.57)

 

Flight level

Captain

6 (24.00)

< 0.05

6 (24.00)

0.01

6 (24.00)

0.01

First officer

9 (11.69)

 

17 (22.08)

 

20 (25.97)

 

Second officer

8 (19.05)

 

9 (21.43)

 

11 (26.19)

 

Pilot cadet

6 (8.82)

 

5 (7.35)

 

6 (8.82)

 

Flight time per month

< 10 h

7 (13.46)

0.51

7 (9.62)

0.03

11 (21.90)

0.78

10–19 h

11 (12.36)

 

15 (16.85)

 

18 (21.13)

 

≥ 20 h

11 (15.49)

 

17 (23.94)

 

14 (13.89)

 

Long voyage frequency per month

0

13 (12.38)

0.73

15 (14.29)

0.22

23 (21.90)

0.79

1–2 times

10 (14.08)

 

12 (16.90)

 

15 (21.13)

 

3–4 times

6 (16.67)

 

10 (27.78)

 

5 (13.89)

 

Vegetarian pattern

< P33.3

10 (10.87)

0.30

13 (14.13)

0.07

20 (21.74)

0.21

P33.3–P66.6

12 (20.00)

 

17 (28.33)

 

15 (25.00)

 

> P66.6

7 (11.67)

 

7 (11.67)

 

8 (13.33)

 

High-salt food pattern

< P33.3

8 (10.96)

0.06

6 (8.22)

< 0.01

5 (6.85)

< 0.01

P33.3–P66.6

8 (11.76)

 

14 (20.59)

 

16 (23.53)

 

> P66.6

13 (18.31)

 

17 (23.94)

 

22 (30.99)

 

Starch food pattern

< P33.3

13 (14.94)

0.82

14 (16.09)

0.76

21 (24.14)

0.50

P33.3–P66.6

10 (13.51)

 

12 (16.22)

 

13 (17.57)

 

> P66.6

6 (11.76)

 

11 (21.57)

 

9 (17.65)

 

Protein food pattern

< P33.3

12 (13.48)

0.89

14 (15.73)

0.71

21 (23.60)

0.10

P33.3–P66.6

10 (14.29)

 

12 (17.14)

 

9 (12.86)

 

> P66.6

7 (13.21)

 

11 (20.75)

 

13 (24.53)

 

Anxiety

Yes

6 (24.00)

0.01

6 (24.00)

0.05

10 (40.00)

< 0.01

No

23 (12.30)

 

31 (16.58)

 

33 (17.65)

 

Depression

Yes

11 (15.28)

0.42

17 (23.61)

0.07

20 (27.78)

0.05

No

18 (12.86)

 

20 (14.29)

 

23 (16.43)

 

Physical activity

Low

1 (7.69)

0.42

2 (15.38)

0.56

3 (23.08)

0.57

Median

12 (19.35)

 

15 (24.19)

 

15 (24.19)

 

High

16 (15.24)

 

20 (19.05)

 

25 (23.81)

 

Sleep performance

Sleep quality

1 (8.33)

0.06

2 (16.67)

0.08

4 (33.33)

0.01

Sleep latency

5 (7.69)

 

8 (12.31)

 

8 (12.31)

 

Sleep duration

22 (17.05)

 

25 (19.38)

 

28 (21.71)

 

Sleep disturbance

1 (16.67)

 

2 (33.33)

 

3 (50.00)

 
  1. aThe prevalence of the sub-type FGID in the corresponding classification. P values were based on χ2 test between the sub-type FGID group and no-FGOD group.
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