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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with stress-related Exhaustion Disorder (ED)

From: Prevalence and course of somatic symptoms in patients with stress-related exhaustion: does sex or age matter

 

N

Total n (%)

Women (n = 156) n (%)

Men (n = 72) n (%)

p-value6

Marital status

228

    

– Married

 

171 (75)

119 (76)

52 (72)

0.510

– Single or other

 

57 (25)

37 (24)

20 (28)

 

Education1

219

    

– higher

 

157 (72)

116 (76)

41 (62)

0.039

– lower

 

62 (28)

37 (24)

25 (36)

 

Duration of symptoms2

219

    

– <1 year

 

93 (43)

62 (42)

31 (44)

0.709

– ≥1 year

 

126 (58)

87 (58)

39 (56)

 

Co-morbid depression3

228

    

– Yes

 

175 (77)

117 (75)

58 (81)

0.356

– No

 

53 (23)

39 (25)

14 (19)

 

Co-morbid anxiety3

228

    

– Yes

 

185 (81)

121 (78)

64 (89)

0.042

– No

 

43 (19)

35 (22)

8 (11)

 

SMBQ4

192

    

– <4

 

12 (6)

8 (6)

4 (7)

0.936

– ≥4

 

180 (94)

122 (94)

58 (94)

 

HAD depression5

214

    

– <10

 

140 (65)

102 (69)

38 (59)

0.157

– ≥ 11

 

74 (35)

47 (32)

27 (42)

 

HAD anxiety5

213

    

– <10

 

81 (38)

56 (37)

25 (40)

0.747

– ≥ 11

 

132 (62)

94 (63)

38 (60)

 
  1. 1Higher education is one year of college or more 2 Self-reported duration of symptoms before seeking medical care for exhaustion, 3Clinical diagnosis, 4Mean total score of the Shirom Melamed Burnout Questionnaire, 5Total score on the respective subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
  2. 6p-value: Pearson’s Chi Square test was used to compare women and men.