From: Factor analysis of the clustering of common somatic symptoms: a preliminary study
 | Male (n = 437) | Female (n = 246) | P-value1 |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | < 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 | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | < 0.001* |
   Single | 43 (9.8) | 20 (8.1) |  |
   Married | 378 (86.5) | 175 (71.2) |  |
   Other | 16 (3.7) | 51 (20.7) |  |
Employment | Â | Â | < 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* |