Table 1 Differences between the high and low symptom reporters (independent t-tests, Cohen’s d) in age, somatic symptoms (grouping variable), medical consultations and hospital stays
HSR (n = 29) | LSR (n = 21) | Differences | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t (47) | p | d | |
Age | 49.76 | 10.66 | 42.71 | 12.01 | 2.19 | .034 | 0.63 |
Somatic symptoms | 29.10 | 8.70 | 4.69 | 2.50 | 12.46 | <.001 | 3.57 |
Medical consultations (number last 12 months) | 8.26 | 8.39 | 2.63 | 2.24 | 2.85 | .001 | 0.85 |
Hospital stays (number last 12 months) | 0.41 | 0.78 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.37 | .022 | 0.68 |