Table 3 Percentage of women and men 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 | Women | Men | p-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 228) % | (n = 156) | (n = 72) | ||
(n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
Nausea, gas or indigestion | 67 (153) | 69 (108) | 63 (45) | 0.315 |
Headaches | 65 (149) | 64 (99) | 69 (50) | 0.378 |
Dizziness | 57 (129) | l60 (94) | 49 (35) | 0.099 |
Constipation, loose bowels, or diarrhoea | 54 (123) | 54 (84) | 54 (39) | 0.964 |
Feeling heart pound or race | 54 (122) | 57 (89) | 46 (33) | 0.114 |
Back pain | 51 (116) | 49 (76) | 56 (40) | 0.337 |
Chest pain | 47 (106) | 42 (65) | 57 (41) | 0.032 |
Pain in arms, legs or joints, knees, hips | 49 (111) | 52 (81) | 42 (30) | 0.150 |
Stomach pain | 45 (103) | 47 (74) | 40 (29) | 0.313 |
Shortness of breath | 23 (52) | 22 (34) | 25 (18) | 0.592 |
Pain or problems during sexual intercourse | 14 (31) | 10 (16) | 21 (15) | 0.030 |
Fainting spells | 4 (8) | 3 (5) | 4 (3) | 0.714 |