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Table 5 Results from Cox’s regression analyses of possible predictors of reporting less than six somatic symptoms at 12-month follow-up in patients with Exhaustion Disorder who reported six symptoms or more at baseline (N = 102)

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

 

N

RR (95% CI)

Sex

  

- Men

30

1

- Women

72

1.01 (0.59-1.72)

Age

  

- 18-39

37

1

- 40-64

65

0.85 (0.52-1.40)

Co-morbid depression

  

- No

18

1

- Yes

84

0.66 (0.37-1.15)

Co-morbid anxiety disorder

  

- No

12

1

- Yes

90

0.73 (0.37-1.44)

Marital status

  

- Married

76

1

- Single or other

26

0.80 (0.44-1.45)

Symptom duration

  

- less than a year

37

1

- one year or more

61

0.74 (0.45-1.22)

Sick leave

  

- No

29

1

- Part time

16

1.39 (0.67-2.85)

- Full time

57

1.05 (0.59-1.87)

Education, college or more

  

- Yes

60

1

- No

28

1.36 (0.79-2.36)

Physical activity

  

- Sedentary lifestyle

27

1

- Light physical activity

50

1.05 (0.58-1.89)

- Moderate or intense physical activity

22

0.87 (0.41-1.81)

  1. Risk ratio (RR) and 95 % confidence interval (CI).