Functional Status and Health Care Use by Chemical Intolerance Status
| Model 1a | Model 2b | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Chemically Intolerant (n = 81) | Chemically Tolerant (n = 319) | F (P Value) | Chemically Intolerant (n = 81) | Chemically Tolerant (n = 319) | F (P Value) |
| Limitations in functional status in past monthc | ||||||
| Daily activities | 3.17 | 2.27 | 39.31 (<.001) | 2.69 | 2.39 | 3.61 (.058) |
| Social activities | 3.02 | 1.95 | 54.60 (<.001) | 2.46 | 2.09 | 5.42 (.02) |
| Social support | 2.71 | 2.20 | 10.45 (.001) | 2.32 | 2.30 | 0.02 (.88) |
| Feelings | 3.11 | 2.07 | 51.15 (<.001) | 2.26 | 2.28 | 0.02 (.90) |
| Physical fitness | 3.32 | 2.92 | 6.20 (.01) | 3.11 | 2.97 | 0.50 (.48) |
| Pain | 3.51 | 2.75 | 24.51 (<.001) | 3.05 | 2.87 | 1.06 (.30) |
| Overall health | 3.66 | 2.84 | 44.39 (<.001) | 3.11 | 2.98 | 1.07 (.30) |
| Quality of life | 3.06 | 2.51 | 22.28 (<.001) | 2.59 | 2.63 | 0.13 (.72) |
| Health care use, number in past 2 months | ||||||
| Emergency services | 1.22 | 0.43 | 7.57 (.006) | 1.04 | 0.47 | 2.78 (.09) |
| Primary care offices | 2.06 | 2.04 | 0.01 (.94) | 1.90 | 2.08 | 0.25 (.62) |
| Specialty offices | 0.74 | 0.42 | 3.80 (.052) | 0.72 | 0.42 | 2.47 (.12) |
| Mental health services | 0.61 | 0.34 | 2.44 (.12) | 0.17 | 0.45 | 2.10 (.15) |
| Total ambulatory use | 4.63 | 3.22 | 5.00 (.03) | 3.83 | 3.42 | 0.32 (.57) |
| Hospitalizations, number in past year | 1.14 | 0.51 | 5.90 (.02) | 0.88 | 0.57 | 1.03 (.31) |
Note: Values are multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) means adjusted for demographics and symptoms of mental disorders, unless otherwise noted.
↵a Adjusted for age, sex, and socioeconomic status; Wilk l = .797, F = 5.98 (P <.001).
↵b Adjusted for age, sex, socioeconomic status, and symptoms of depression, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and alcohol abuse disorder; Wilk l = .936, F = 1.58 (P=.07).
↵c Assessed with the Dartmouth–Northern New England Primary Care Cooperative Information Project (Dartmouth COOP) charts. Each scale has a possible score of 1 to 5, where 5 = greatest impairment.