Table 5.
Frequency of symptoms by level of perceived stress for UK and Egypt.
| Symptoms | UK | Egypt | P c | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level of Perceived Stress a | Level of Perceived Stress b | ||||||||
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | ||
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| Psychological | 1.76 (0.51) | 2.00 (0.52) | 2.16 (0.59) | 2.50 (0.61) | 2.45 (0.61) | 2.60 (0.58) | 2.76 (0.56) | 2.94 (0.54) | <0.001 |
| Circulatory/Breathing | 1.28 (0.40) | 1.38 (0.44) | 1.49 (0.52) | 1.66 (0.60) | 1.72 (0.60) | 1.83 (0.64) | 1.89 (0.65) | 2.03 (0.69) | <0.001 |
| Gastro Intestinal | 1.51 (0.58) | 1.66 (0.63) | 1.76 (0.67) | 1.92 (0.72) | 2.11 (0.70) | 2.13 (0.69) | 2.22 (0.69) | 2.31 (0.69) | <0.001 |
| Pains/Aches | 2.23 (0.63) | 2.39 (0.62) | 2.49 (0.67) | 2.74 (0.65) | 2.69 (0.64) | 2.77 (0.64) | 2.90 (0.60) | 2.98 (0.60) | <0.001 |
a UK sample, for intragroup comparison for each row, differences for values of each row were significant at p < 0.001; b Egyptian sample, for intragroup comparison for each row, differences for values of each row were significant at p < 0.001; c Denotes p value for intergroup comparison between the UK and Egypt; Q: quartile (Q4 = highest level of perceived stress); symptoms measured as scale between 1 to 4 (1 = “never”; 4 = “very often”); all p-values based on ANOVA tests.