Table 3

Odds of Symptoms of Mental Disorders by Chemical Intolerance Status

Disorder^a	Chemically Intolerant, No. (%) (n = 81)	Chemically Tolerant, No. (%) (n = 319)	Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Major depressive disorder	69 (85)	106 (33)	11.55 (6.00–22.26)^b
Generalized anxiety disorder	63 (78)	67 (21)	13.16 (7.30–23.73)^b
Panic disorder	44 (54)	53 (17)	5.97 (3.52–10.11)^b
Alcohol abuse disorder	30 (37)	63 (20)	2.39 (1.41–4.06)^b
Somatization disorder	74 (91)	218 (68)	4.90 (2.18–11.01)^b

↵a Symptoms of the disorder were assessed with the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders Patient Questionnaire.
↵b Significant odds ratio.