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Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of the total sample and clients with mental disorders

From: Somatic symptom disorders and utilization of health services among Palestinian primary health care attendees: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total

[n = 400 (100%)]

Somatic symptom disorder

[n = 130 (32.5%)]

Depression

[n = 167 (41.8%)]

Anxiety

[n = 154 (38.5%)]

Age

 18–39 years

109(27.3%)

25(22.9%)

36 (33.0%)

47 (43.1%)

 40–49 years

82 (20.5%)

33(40.2%)

32 (39.0%)

41 (50.0%)

 50–59 years

107 (26.8%)

44 (41.1%)

50 (46.7%)

40 (37.4%)

  ≥ 60 years

102 (25.5%)

28 (27.5%)

49 (48.0%)

26 (25.5%)

P-value

 

0.009

0.093

0.005

Gender

 Male

113(28.2)

21(18.6%)

35 (31.0%)

14 (12.4%)

 Female

287(71.8)

109(37.9%)

132 (46.0%)

140 (48.8%)

P-value

 

< 0.001

0.006

< 0.001

Marital Status

 Married

310(77.5%)

87(28.1%)

112 (36.1%)

111 (35.8%)

 Single†

90(22.5%)

43(47.7%)

55 (61.1%)

43 (47.8%)

P-value

 

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.40

Educational Level

 School

268(67.2%)

97(36.2%)

131 (48.9%)

34 (26.0%

 niversity

131(32.8%)

32(24.4%)

35 (26.7%)

119 (44.4%)

P-value

 

0.018

< 0.001

< 0.001

Employed

 No

265 (66.3%)

94 (35.5%)

118 (44.5%)

118 (44.5%)

 Yes

135 (33.8%)

36 (26.7%)

49 (36.3%)

135 (26.7%)

P-value

 

0.075

0.114

0.001

Monthly Income

  < 300JD

96(24.0%)

40(43.1%)

56 (60.2%)

21 (21.9%)

 300-600JD

211(52.7%)

64(30.3%)

82 (38.9%)

89 (42.2%)

  > 600JD

93(23.3%)

26(27.1%)

29 (30.2%)

44 (47.3%)

P-value

 

0.04

< 0.001

< 0.001

Chronic Disease

 None

144(36%)

35 (24.6%)

50 (35.2%)

63 (44.4%)

 One

163(40.7%)

62 (37.8%)

73 (44.5%)

59 (36.0%)

 More than one

93(23.3%)

33 (35.1%)

44 (46.8%)

32 (34.0%)

P-value

 

0.028

0.123

0.653

Doctor visit

  ≤ Once a month

309 (77.4%)

84(27.2%)

121 (39.2%)

108 (35.0%)

  > Once a month

90 (22.6%)

45 (50.0%)

46 (51.1%)

45 (50.0%)

P-value

 

< 0.001

0.052

0.010

Doctor visit

  < 1 a month

71(17.8)

13(18.3)

20 (28.2%)

29 (40.0%)

 1 a month

238(59.5)

71(29.8)

101 (42.4%)

79 (33.2%)

 2 a month

56(14.0)

24(42.8)

26 (46.4%)

27 (48.2%

 3 a month

21(5.2)

12(57.1)

12 (57.1%)

11 (52.4%)

  ≥ 4 a month

14(3.5)

10(71.4)

8 (57.1%)

8 (57.1%)

P-value

 

< 0.001

0.053

0.001

Depression

 Low

233(59.2%)

44 (18.9%)

 High

167(41.8%)

86 (51.5%)

  

p-value

 

< 0.001

  

Anxiety

 Low

264 (61.5%))

87 (21.2%)

 High

154 (38.5%)

77 (50.0%)

  

p-value

 

< 0.001

  
  1. †Include unmarried, widowed, and divorced, JD Jordanian Dinar