Table 3 Distribution of physical complaints among the participants and its relation with high somatic symptom disorder score
Complain | Total | Somatic symptom disorder | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | High | |||
Painful muscles | 125 (31.3%) | 45 (16.7%) | 80 (61.5%) | 8 (4.9–12.8 |
Back pain | 105 (26.3%) | 37 (13.7%) | 68 (52.3%) | 6.9 (4.3–11.3 |
Tingling fingers | 86 (21.5%) | 29 (10.7%) | 57 (43.8%) | 6.5 (3.9–10.9) |
Neck pain | 74 (18.5%) | 21 (7.8%) | 53 (40.8%) | 8.2 (4.6–14.4) |
Excessive sweating | 81 (20.3%) | 30 (11.1%) | 51 (39.2%) | 5.2 (3.1–8.7) |
Bloated feeling in the abdomen | 61 (15.3) | 12 (4.4%) | 49 (37.7%) | 13 (6.6–25.6) |
Headache | 60 (15.0%) | 15 (5.6%) | 45 (34.6%) | 9 (4.8–16.9) |
Dizziness or feeling light-headed | 56 (14%) | 17 (6.3%) | 39 (30.0%) | 6.5 (3.5–11.9) |
Shortness of breath | 37 (9.3%) | 5 (1.9%) | 32 (24.6%) | 17 (66–457) |
Blurred vision or spots in front of your eyes | 39 (9.8%) | 11 (4.1%) | 28 (21.5%) | 6.5 (3.1–13.5) |
Nausea or an upset stomach | 33 (8.3%) | 6 (2.2%) | 27 (20.8%) | 11.5 (4.7–28.8) |
Abdominal pain or stomachache | 29 (8.3%) | 3 (1.1%) | 26(2.0%) | 22.3 (6.6–75.1) |
Palpitations | 33 (8.3%) | 8 (3.0%) | 25 (19.2%) | 7.8 (3.4–17.8) |
Chest pressure or a tight feeling | 25 (6.3%) | 2 (0.7%) | 23 (17.7%) | 28 (6.7–124.3) |
Chest pain | 12 (3.5) | 3 (1.1%) | 9 (6.9%) | 6.6 (1.6–24.9) |