Table 4.
Number of symptoms/health complaints reported in last 12 months.
| Psychological | Symptoms | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Egypt | |||||||
| None | 1–2 | 3 | ≥4 | None | 1–2 | 3 | ≥4 | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| 604 (18) | 973 (29) | 443 (13.2) | 1336 (39.8) | 95 (3.5) | 298 (10.9) | 283 (10.3) | 2066 (75.3) | |
| Circulatory/Breathing | 2215 (64.9) | 1016 (29.8) | 119 (3.5) | 61 (1.7) | 1098 (37.2) | 1345 (45.5) | 296 (10) | 216 (7.3) |
| Gastro Intestinal | 2298 (66) | 1013 (29) | 171 (4.9) | N/A | 1037 (34.6) | 1528 (60) | 436 (14.5) | N/A |
| Pains/Aches | 519 (14.9) | 1642 (47.2) | 744 (21.4) | 577 (16.6) | 137 (4.5) | 1083 (35.8) | 918 (30.3) | 893 (29.5) |
Psychological symptoms—9 items; Circulatory/Breathing—5 items; Gastro Intestinal—3 items; Pains/Aches—4 items; All symptoms counted if reported to occur Sometimes or Very often; p value for comparisons of number of symptoms between UK and Egypt were all significant at p < 0.001.