Table 1 Sample characteristics and prevalence ratio for somatization
Characteristics | Somatizers (n = 57) | Non somatizers (n = 110) | All (n = 167) | Prevalence ratio | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
Women | 82.5 | 70.0 | 74.3 | 1.63 | 0.91-2.93 |
Men | 17.5 | 30.0 | 25.7 | ||
Age (years)† | 44.0 (12.4) | 43.6 (16.0) | 43.7 (14.9) | ||
<45 | 47.4 | 53.6 | 51.5 | ||
≥45 | 52.6 | 46.4 | 48.5 | 1.18 | 0.77-1.80 |
Marital status | |||||
Single | 14.0 | 21.8 | 19.2 | ||
Married | 70.2 | 62.7 | 65.3 | 1.47 | 0.77-2.81 |
Divorced | 14.0 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 1.60 | 0.72-3.58 |
Widowed | 1.8 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 0.67 | 0.10-4.40 |
Years of full time education | |||||
<4 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 0.90 | 0.30-2.75 |
4-8 | 33.3 | 22.7 | 26.3 | 1.69 | 0.92-3.11 |
9-12 | 42.1 | 39.1 | 40.1 | 1.40 | 0.77-2.56 |
>12 | 19.3 | 29.1 | 25.7 | ||
Occupational status | |||||
Employed | 66.7 | 57.3 | 60.5 | ||
Unemployed | 17.5 | 14.5 | 15.6 | 1.02 | 0.59-1.77 |
Retired | 14.0 | 19.1 | 17.4 | 0.73 | 0.39-1.39 |
Others | 1.8 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 0.24 | 0.04-1.59 |
Household composition | |||||
Single | 5.3 | 8.2 | 7.2 | ||
Couple | 14.0 | 23.6 | 20.4 | 0.94 | 0.30-2.98 |
Couple with sons/parents | 70.2 | 58.2 | 62.3 | 1.54 | 0.56-4.22 |
Others | 10.5 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 1.41 | 0.44-4.56 |
Income (minimum wage)‡ | |||||
<1 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 1.06 | 0.43-2.60 |
1-3 | 73.2 | 67.6 | 69.5 | 1.22 | 0.69-2.17 |
>3 | 17.9 | 22.2 | 20.7 | ||
Comorbidity | |||||
Depression (current) | 38.6 | 12.7 | 21.6 | 2.28 | 1.56-3.36 |
Anxiety (current) | 38.6 | 15.5 | 23.4 | 2.06 | 1.39-3.06 |
Any current depression/anxiety | 57.9 | 21.8 | 34.1 | 2.65 | 1.75-4.03 |
Personality disorder | 24.6 | 9.1 | 14.4 | 1.94 | 1.27-2.95 |
Hypochondria | 6.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.53 | 0.67-3.53 |
Medicated psychoses | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
SOMS-2 | |||||
No of symptoms§ | |||||
women | 5 [2-7] | 1 [0-3] | 2 [0-4] | ||
men | 2 [0-11] | 0 [0-2] | 1 [0-3] | ||
Wellbeing affected¶ | 83.0 | 50.0 | 64.8 | 2.65 | 1.39-5.06 |
ADL affected¶ | 72.3 | 48.3 | 59.0 | 1.81 | 1.09-3.01 |