Table 2.
Frequency of Symptoms at first panic attack (N = 830)
| Place of first PA | Total | 1 At home | 2 office, school | 3 driving | 4 train, bus | 5. outside of home | statistical value | p-value (place of 5 group) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 830) | (N = 308) | (N = 128) | (N = 100) | (N = 128) | (N = 166) | F or chi-square | |||
| First PA symptom (DSM-IV), N(%) | |||||||||
| I | Palpitations | 745 (89.8) | 273 (88.6) | 117 (91.4) | 89 (89.0) | 116 (90.6) | 150 (90.4) | 1.033 | 0.905 |
| II | Sweating | 420 (50.7) | 134 (43.6) | 69 (53.9) | 59 (59.0) | 78 (60.9) | 80 (48.5) | 15.081 | 0.005 |
| III | Trembling | 426 (51.3) | 167 (54.2) | 63 (49.2) | 58 (58.0) | 56 (43.8) | 82 (49.4) | 6.231 | 0.183 |
| IV | Smothering | 597 (71.9) | 229 (74.4) | 88 (68.8) | 72 (72.0) | 85 (66.4) | 123 (74.1) | 3.855 | 0.426 |
| V | Feeling of choking | 402 (48.4) | 157 (51.0) | 53 (41.4) | 49 (49.0) | 60 (46.9) | 83 (50.0) | 3.627 | 0.459 |
| VI | Chest pain | 237 (28.6) | 98 (31.8) | 45 (35.2) | 21 (21.0) | 24 (18.8) | 49 (29.5) | 13.247 | 0.01 |
| VII | Nausea | 273 (32.9) | 95 (30.8) | 43 (33.6) | 37 (37.0) | 51 (39.8) | 47 (28.3) | 5.757 | 0.218 |
| VIII | Feeling dizzy | 431 (51.9) | 143 (46.4) | 71 (55.5) | 60 (60.0) | 59 (46.1) | 98 (59.0) | 12.09 | 0.017 |
| IX | Derealization | 250 (30.1) | 92 (29.9) | 43 (33.6) | 33 (33.0) | 35 (27.3) | 47 (28.3) | 1.863 | 0.761 |
| X | Going crazy | 428 (51.7) | 170 (55.4) | 55 (43.0) | 59 (59.0) | 65 (50.8) | 79 (47.9) | 8.71 | 0.069 |
| XI | Fear of dying | 454 (54.7) | 195 (63.3) | 51 (39.8) | 56 (56.0) | 62 (48.4) | 90 (54.2) | 22.729 | < 0.001 |
| XII | Paresthesia | 248 (29.9) | 105 (34.1) | 34 (26.6) | 29 (29.0) | 36 (28.1) | 44 (26.5) | 4.406 | 0.354 |
| XIII | Chills or hot flushes | 247 (29.8) | 101 (32.8) | 33 (25.8) | 23 (23.0) | 37 (28.9) | 53 (31.9) | 4.928 | 0.295 |
| Total number (1-13) | 6.21 ± 2.82 | 6.33 ± 2.78 | 5.99 ± 2.87 | 6.50 ± 2.67 | 5.97 ± 3.05 | 6.19 ± 2.77 | 0.826 | 0.509 | |