Table 4.
Percentage of younger (24–39 years) and older (40–63 years) patients with Exhaustion Disorder (ED) reporting on the PRIME-MD* symptoms checklist at the first visit to the stress clinic that they have frequently experienced the respective symptom during the past month
| Symptom |
Total group |
Younger
1
|
Older
2
|
p-value 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
(N = 228) |
(n = 82) |
(n = 146) |
||
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
| Nausea, gas or indigestion |
67 (153) |
62 (51) |
70 (102) |
0.237 |
| Headaches |
65 (149) |
72 (59) |
62 (90) |
0.117 |
| Dizziness |
57 (129) |
49 (40) |
61 (89) |
0.075 |
| Constipation, loose bowels, or diarrhea |
54 (123) |
54 (44) |
54 (79) |
0.948 |
| Feeling heart pound or race |
54 (122) |
49 (40) |
56 (82) |
0.283 |
| Back pain |
51 (116) |
52 (43) |
50 (73) |
0.724 |
| Chest pain |
47 (106) |
51 (42) |
44 (64) |
0.283 |
| Pain in arms, legs or joints, knees, hips |
49 (111) |
33 (27) |
58 (84) |
<0.001 |
| Stomach pain |
45 (103) |
48 (39) |
44 (69) |
0.558 |
| Shortness of breath |
23 (52) |
24 (20) |
22 (32) |
0.669 |
| Pain or problems during sexual intercourse |
14 (31) |
20 (16) |
10 (15) |
0.051 |
| Fainting spells | 4 (8) | 5 (4) | 3 (4) | 0.400 |
1Younger: 24–39 years.
2Older: 40–63 years.
3p-value: Pearson’s Chi-Square test was used to compare the prevalence of the single somatic symptoms between younger and older patients. Bold numbers indicate that the difference between the age groups is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
* PRIME-MD = Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders.