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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Factor analysis of the clustering of common somatic symptoms: a preliminary study

 

Male

(n = 437)

Female

(n = 246)

P-value1

Age (years)

  

0.022*

   < 45

161 (36.8)

104 (42.3)

 

   45-65

250 (57.2)

117 (47.5)

 

   ≥65

26 (6.0)

25 (10.2)

 

Education2

  

< 0.001*

   Junior high school or below

95 (21.9)

98 (40.0)

 

   Senior high school

127 (29.2)

68 (27.8)

 

   College or above

213 (48.9)

79 (32.2)

 

Religion

  

0.008*

   None

76 (17.4)

40 (16.3)

 

   Folk belief

142 (32.5)

66 (26.8)

 

   Taoism

75 (17.1)

38 (15.4)

 

   Buddhism

131 (30.0)

79 (32.1)

 

   Others

13 (3.0)

23 (9.4)

 

Marital status

  

< 0.001*

   Single

43 (9.8)

20 (8.1)

 

   Married

378 (86.5)

175 (71.2)

 

   Other

16 (3.7)

51 (20.7)

 

Employment

  

< 0.001*

   Employed

390 (89.2)

133 (54.1)

 

   Unemployed

47 (10.8)

113 (45.9)

 

Smokers

177 (40.5)

15 (6.1)

< 0.001*

Alcohol drinkers

209 (47.8)

35 (14.2)

< 0.001*

  1. Data presented as number (percent).
  2. 1 P-values were derived from the chi-square test.
  3. 2Missing data was noted.
  4. *Indicates statistical significance, P < 0.05.