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Table 12 Logistic regression analysis with GP's suspicion of somatization in patients with a somatic diagnosis as dependent variable and the 4DSQ scores as independent variables, according to the level of GP's suspicion; study A

From: The Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ): a validation study of a multidimensional self-report questionnaire to assess distress, depression, anxiety and somatization

 

Definite somatization

Possible somatization

 

Odds ratioa

95% CI

p

Odds ratioa

95% CI

p

Initial model

    

Distress

1.03

1.00, 1.06

0.094

1.01

0.99, 1.03

0.442

Depression

1.04

0.96, 1.12

0.346

1.02

0.96, 1.10

0.521

Anxiety

0.97

0.93, 1.03

0.315

0.98

0.93, 1.02

0.253

Somatization

1.07

1.04, 1.10

< 0.001

1.09

1.07, 1.12

< 0.001

Final model

      

Distress

1.03

1.00, 1.05

0.012

   

Somatization

1.07

1.04, 1.10

< 0.001

1.10

1.08, 1.12

< 0.001

  1. a the odds ratio is associated with one unit of the scale