Table 4 Percentage of younger (24–39 years) and older (40–63 years) patients with Exhaustion Disorder (ED) reporting on the PRIME-MD* symptoms checklist at the first visit to the stress clinic that they have frequently experienced the respective symptom during the past month
Symptom | Total group | Younger1 | Older2 | p-value3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 228) | (n = 82) | (n = 146) | ||
% (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
Nausea, gas or indigestion | 67 (153) | 62 (51) | 70 (102) | 0.237 |
Headaches | 65 (149) | 72 (59) | 62 (90) | 0.117 |
Dizziness | 57 (129) | 49 (40) | 61 (89) | 0.075 |
Constipation, loose bowels, or diarrhea | 54 (123) | 54 (44) | 54 (79) | 0.948 |
Feeling heart pound or race | 54 (122) | 49 (40) | 56 (82) | 0.283 |
Back pain | 51 (116) | 52 (43) | 50 (73) | 0.724 |
Chest pain | 47 (106) | 51 (42) | 44 (64) | 0.283 |
Pain in arms, legs or joints, knees, hips | 49 (111) | 33 (27) | 58 (84) | <0.001 |
Stomach pain | 45 (103) | 48 (39) | 44 (69) | 0.558 |
Shortness of breath | 23 (52) | 24 (20) | 22 (32) | 0.669 |
Pain or problems during sexual intercourse | 14 (31) | 20 (16) | 10 (15) | 0.051 |
Fainting spells | 4 (8) | 5 (4) | 3 (4) | 0.400 |