Psychosomatic symptoms | Extracted factors a | |||||||
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Cardiorespiratory | Musculoskeletal | Psychological | Gastrointestinal | General | Body balance | Globus | Item-scale correlations** | |
Tightness around the chest | 0.79 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.07 | −0.02 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.74 |
Pounding heart | 0.76 | 0.08 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.74 |
Irregular heart beat | 0.75 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.74 |
Painful stings in the heart area | 0.72 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.26 | 0.72 |
Shortness of breath | 0.70 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.74 |
Chest pain | 0.70 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.14 | −0.02 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.69 |
Inability to take a deep breath | 0.57 | 0.23 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.37 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.60 |
Sudden fast or deep breathing | 0.56 | 0.24 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.41 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.63 |
Pain in bones | 0.24 | 0.75 | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.78 |
Muscle pain | 0.30 | 0.73 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.76 |
Back pain | 0.07 | 0.68 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.67 |
Pain in neck | 0.06 | 0.67 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.63 |
Feelings of muscle weakness | 0.14 | 0.64 | 0.37 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.73 |
Stiffness of fingers | 0.19 | 0.58 | 0.21 | 0.10 | 0.31 | −0.01 | 0.14 | 0.64 |
Not feeling fit | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.72 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.75 |
Feeling tired | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.68 | 0.28 | 0.04 | 0.20 | −0.04 | 0.72 |
Feeling exhausted | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.66 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.73 |
Feeling low on energy | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.64 | 0.31 | 0.11 | 0.17 | −0.04 | 0.69 |
Difficulty concentrating | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.62 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.17 | 0.40 | 0.73 |
Unclear or foggy thoughts | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.34 | 0.15 | 0.38 | 0.73 |
Forgetfulness | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.55 | 0.09 | 0.34 | 0.11 | 0.39 | 0.67 |
Bowel cramps | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.78 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 0.68 |
Bloated stomach | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.77 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.68 |
Upset stomach | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.77 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.09 | 0.70 |
Abdominal pain | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.71 | 0.04 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.66 |
Hot or cold flashes | 0.14 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.72 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.64 |
Excessive sweating | 0.15 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.70 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.62 |
Trembling of hands | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.56 |
Tingling feeling in fingers, arms, or legs | 0.12 | 0.42 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.46 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.55 |
Dry mouth | 0.15 | 0.28 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.43 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.49 |
Dizziness | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.10 | −0.05 | 0.72 | 0.08 | 0.64 |
Confusion or feelings of unreality | 0.05 | −0.02 | 0.32 | −0.03 | 0.22 | 0.63 | 0.14 | 0.48 |
Nausea | 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 0.62 | 0.02 | 0.52 |
Headache | 0.11 | 0.37 | 0.13 | 0.16 | −0.18 | 0.53 | −0.03 | 0.42 |
Rustling sound in ears | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.51 | 0.03 | 0.40 |
Fainting | 0.31 | −0.11 | 0.22 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.42 | 0.26 | 0.40 |
Lump in throat | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.74 | 0.62 |
Having trouble swallowing | 0.34 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.13 | −0.07 | 0.01 | 0.72 | 0.54 |
Sore throat | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.65 | 0.51 |
Variance explained* (%) | 13.1 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | – |