Table 4.
| Variables | Men, age (years), n (%)
|
Women, age (years), n (%)
|
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allb (3,456) |
18–39 (602) |
40–49 (677) |
50–59 (894) |
60–72 (1,283) |
Allb (4,037) |
18–39 (734) |
40–49 (872) |
50–59 (1,097) |
60–72 (1,334) |
|
| Fibromyalgia | 7 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 4 (0.5) | 1 (0.1) | 52 (1.3) | 5 (0.7) | 16 (1.8) | 14 (1.3) | 17 (1.3) |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | 261 (7.7) | 18 (3.0) | 42 (6.3) | 70 (7.9) | 131 (10.5) | 602 (15.1) | 82 (11.3) | 95 (10.9) | 170 (15.8) | 255 (19.6) |
| Chronic fatigue syndrome | 39 (1.1) | 4 (0.7) | 1 (0.1) | 14 (1.6) | 20 (1.6) | 50 (1.3) | 4 (0.6) | 13 (1.5) | 13 (1.2) | 20 (1.5) |
| Multiple chemical sensitivity | 36 (1.1) | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.7) | 28 (2.2) | 124 (3.1) | 13 (1.8) | 15 (1.7) | 34 (3.2) | 62 (4.8) |
| Whiplash- associated disorders | 71 (2.1) | 17 (2.8) | 16 (2.4) | 18 (2.1) | 20 (1.6) | 146 (3.7) | 21 (2.9) | 39 (4.5) | 51 (4.7) | 35 (2.7) |
| Report one of the above | 344 (10.0) | 40 (6.6) | 51 (7.5) | 84 (9.4) | 169 (13.2) | 678 (16.8) | 102 (13.9) | 117 (13.4) | 199 (18.1) | 260 (19.5) |
| Report two or more of the above | 31 (0.9) | 1 (0.2) | 4 (0.6) | 12 (1.3) | 14 (1.1) | 134 (3.3) | 11 (1.5) | 28 (3.2) | 36 (3.3) | 59 (4.4) |
Notes:
a
Have you ever been told by a physician that you suffer from any of the following conditions?
b
Question about self-reported functional somatic syndromes were only included in DanFunD part two.
Abbreviation: DanFunD, Danish study of Functional Disorders.