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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychosom Res. 2010 Mar 1;68(5):447–453. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.01.010

Table 2.

Gender-specific prevalence of functional somatic syndromes and their comorbid psychiatric disorders

Men Women Total
Prevalence of functional somatic syndromes (%)
   Chronic fatigue syndrome * 0.9 3.3 2.1
   Chronic widespread pain 1.9 6.1 4.1
   Irritable bowel syndrome 0.7 1.4 1.0
Prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders (%)
   Major depression (lifetime) 15.6 27.9 22.0
   Generalized anxiety disorder
   (lifetime)		 2.5 5.1 3.8
*

Clinical examinations required for the diagnosis of chronic fatigue were not performed.