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. 2011 May 26;4:155. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-155

Table 1.

Causal attributions of somatic symptoms in the general population of Santiago, Chile.

Causal attributions of somatic symptoms In subjects with somatic symptoms only (n = 13701) In subjects with somatic symptoms who were also cases of psychiatric morbidity (n = 497)
Physical 58.2%2 (54.3 - 62.0) 43.3% (37.2 - 49.6)
Psychological 10.8% (9.0 - 13.0) 16.6% (12.5 - 21.9)
Physical and Psychological 18.4% (15.6 - 21.6) 30.7% (24.8 - 37.5)
Other 12.6% (10.1 - 15.5) 9.3% (5.7 - 14.7)

1. From the total sample of 3870 participants, 1370 reported at least one somatic symptom (weighted prevalence 37%) and 2500 did not report any somatic symptom. Please see text (results section) for details.

2. Actual number of subjects. Percentages are weighted to reflect the stratified sampling procedure and non-response.