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. 2013 Oct 25;8(10):e78803. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078803

Table 3. Co-Morbidity of Psychological Distress and Physical Disorders.

No Psychological Distress (n=1,045) Psychological Distress (n=698) Total (n=1,743) Chi-Square, P-value
N % n % n %
No Diabetes 550 60.2% 364 39.8% 914 94.1% 2.72, 0.09
Diabetes 28 49.1% 29 50.9% 57 5.9%
No High Blood Pressure 393 60.5% 257 39.5% 650 66.9% 0.71, 0.40
High Blood Pressure 185 57.6% 136 42.4% 321 33.1%
No Heart Attack 571 60.2% 377 39.8% 948 97.6% 8.28, 0.00
Heart Attack 7 30.4% 16 69.6% 23 2.4%
No Stroke 568 59.5% 386 40.5% 954 98.2% 0.00, 0.95
Stroke 10 58.8% 7 41.2% 17 1.8%
Low Cholesterol 525 59.3% 361 40.7% 886 91.2% 0.31, 0.58
High Cholesterol 53 62.4% 32 37.6% 85 8.8%
No Emphysema 562 59.7% 379 40.3% 941 96.9% 0.49, 0.48
Emphysema 16 53.3% 14 46.7% 30 3.1%
No Asthma 555 60.1% 369 39.9% 924 95.2% 2.30, 0.13
Asthma 23 48.9% 24 51.1% 47 4.8%
No Arthritis 522 61.6% 326 38.4% 848 87.3% 11.5, 0.00
Arthritis 56 45.5% 67 54.5% 123 12.7%
No Osteoporosis 571 59.8% 384 40.2% 955 98.4% 1.68, 0.20
Osteoporosis 7 43.8% 9 56.3% 16 1.6%
No epilepsy 577 59.8% 388 40.2% 965 99.4% 4.60, 0.03
Epilepsy 1 16.7% 5 83.3% 6 0.6%
No Tuberculosis 570 60.0% 380 40.0% 950 97.8% 4.09, 0.04
Tuberculosis 8 38.1% 13 61.9% 21 2.2%
No Cancer 575 59.4% 393 40.6% 968 99.7% 2.05, 1.15
Cancer 3 100% 0 0.0% 3 0.3%
No Physical Illness 299 62.2% 182 37.8% 481 49.5% 2.75, 0.10
Any Physical Illness 279 56.9% 211 43.1% 490 50.5%
Total 598 61.6% 393 40.5% 971