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Table 1 Somatic symptoms at baseline and follow-up with odds ratios for somatic and DSM-IV depressive symptoms

From: Prognostic significance of functional somatic symptoms in adolescence: a 15-year community-based follow-up study of adolescents with depression compared with healthy peers

Symptom Check List

D n = 217 (%)

C n = 152 (%)

p

OR

CI

Headache

34.1

11.9

<0.001

3.8

2.2-6.7

Feeling chilly

27.6

13.2

<0.001

2.5

1.4-4.4

Eye tiredness

21.7

7.3

<0.001

3.5

1.8-7.0

Abdominal pain

16.6

3.3

<0.001

5.8

2.2-15.2

Dizziness

13.8

2.0

<0.001

7.9

2.4-26.4

Nausea

12.0

2.6

<0.001

5.0

1.7-14.7

Perspiration

11.1

4.6

<0.05

2.5

1.1-6.1

Breathing problem

7.4

2.0

<0.05

3.9

1.1-13.7

Polyuria

6.9

0.7

<0.01

11.1

1.5-85.2

Limb pain

6.5

3.3

n.s.

2.0

0.7-5.7

Itching

5.5

1.3

<0.05

4.4

1.0-19.8

Dry mouth

5.1

2.6

n.s.

2.0

0.6-6.3

Tiredness

54.8

22.5

<0.001

4.2

2.6-6.6

Insomnia

29.0

5.3

<0.001

7.3

3.4-15.8

Appetite problem

12.0

2.6

<0.001

5.0

1.7-14.6

DSM-IV Symptoms of Major Depression

Tiredness

64.3

21.3

<0.001

6.7

4.1-10.7

Insomnia

40.5

9.0

<0.001

6.9

3.7-12.6

Appetite problem

62.1

32.2

<0.001

3.5

2.3-5.5

Dysphoria

83.3

34.2

<0.001

9.6

5.9-15.5

Anhedonia

58.1

9.7

<0.001

13.0

7.2-23.5

Psychomotor retardation/agitation

63.9

23.9

<0.001

5.6

3.6-8.9

Troubled thoughts

66.6

33.5

<0.001

6.6

4.1-10.4

Suicidal thoughts

27.3

1.9

<0.001

19.0

5.8-61.9

Worthlessness

67.0

10.3

<0.001

17.6

9.8-31.6

  1. D = Depression group (adolescents with depression), C = Controls (non-depressed), OR = Odds Ratio, CI = Confidence Interval.