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Table. 2.

Factors Affecting the Prescription of Neuromodulators (Univariate and Multivariate Analyses)

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Prescriber Ref P-value OR (95% CI) P-value
Specialty < 0.01
Gastroenterology 135 (78.9) 36 (21.1) 1.88 (1.15-3.01) 0.012
Others 162 (57.9) 118 (42.1)
Years of practice < 0.01
≥ 10 yr 226 (75.3) 74 (24.7) 3.06 (1.97-4.76) 0.001
< 10 yr 71 (47.0) 80 (53.0)
Proportion of FGID patients/hour < 0.01
≥ 50% 184 (73.9) 65 (26.1) 1.845 (1.81-2.89) 0.007
< 50% 113 (55.9) 89 (44.1)
Knowledge about BGA 0.003
Yes 251 (69.1) 112 (30.9) 1.133 (0.67-1.91) 0.641
No 46 (52.3) 42 (47.7)
Knowledge about term “neuromodulators” 0.142
Yes 265 (67.1) 130 (32.9)
No 32 (57.1) 24 (42.9)
Knowledge about S/E of neuromodulators < 0.001
Yes 105 (89.0) 13 (11.0) 4.04 (2.11-7.75) < 0.001
No 192 (57.7) 141 (42.3)

Ref, reference group; FGID, functional gastrointestinal disorder; BGA. brain–gut axis; S/E, side effects.

Data are presented as n (%).

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