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Table 3 The prevalence of uninvestigated dyspepsia in relation to demographic variables among study participants in Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeastern Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 318)

From: Uninvestigated dyspepsia and associated factors of patients with gastrointestinal disorders in Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Variable

Total (N)

UD n (%)

χ 2

p-value

Sex

Male

145

67(46.2)

0.53

0.468

Female

173

87(50.3)

Age

< 30 years

105

47(44.8)

0.96

0.618

30 to 49 years

149

76(51.0)

≥ 50 years

64

31(48.4)

Marital status

Married

214

99(46.3)

3.00

0.223

Single

63

30(47.6)

Divorced/widowed

41

25(61.0)

Residence

Rural

73

38(52.1)

2.83

0.242

Urban

194

87(44.8)

Suburban

51

29(56.9)

Occupation

Gov,t

108

48(44.4)

9.96

0.076

Student

29

16(55.2)

Farmer

66

38(57.6)

Merchant

51

20(39.2)

Housewife

51

29(56.9)

Others

13

3(23.1)

Education

No legal education

50

25(50.0)

0.62

0.893

Grade 1–8

74

38(51.4)

Grade 9–12

72

35(48.6)

College and above

122

56(45.9)