Table 2.
Percentage demographic distribution of responders across Sweden, answering 7 items of self- reported psychosomatic complaints on the web in May 2005.
| Question/alternative |
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Yes, always % |
Yes, often % |
Yes, sometimes % | No, seldom % |
No, never % | Number of responders | Overall P value | Interpretation |
| Suffered from stomachache | |||||||||
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Females, major regions | 10.80 | 16.10 | 46.20 | 19.50 | 7.40 | 24,846 |
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Females, minor regions | 9.50 | 16.10 | 46.10 | 20.60 | 7.60 | 41,661 | <.001 | Females in minor regions fewer complaints |
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Males, major regions | 12.10 | 6.20 | 31.90 | 27.90 | 22.00 | 16,408 |
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Males, minor regions | 11.30 | 6.00 | 31.50 | 28.30 | 23.00 | 28,198 | <.001 | Males in minor regions fewer complaints |
| Felt tense | |||||||||
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Females, major regions | 13.80 | 21.90 | 44.50 | 14.00 | 5.80 | 22,873 |
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Females, minor regions | 12.00 | 21.10 | 45.40 | 15.50 | 6.10 | 37,265 | <.001 | Females in minor regions fewer complaints |
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Males, major regions | 16.40 | 10.90 | 41.70 | 17.80 | 13.20 | 17,386 |
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Males, minor regions | 15.60 | 9.80 | 41.30 | 18.70 | 14.60 | 29,801 | <.001 | Males in minor regions fewer complaints |
| Low appetite | |||||||||
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Females, major regions | 8.40 | 9.40 | 41.20 | 22.80 | 18.10 | 22,770 |
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Females, minor regions | 7.40 | 8.90 | 41.50 | 23.60 | 18.60 | 36,860 | <.001 | Females in minor regions fewer complaints |
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Males, major regions | 10.00 | 5.00 | 28.70 | 23.40 | 33.00 | 15,785 |
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Males, minor regions | 10.00 | 4.70 | 28.20 | 24.10 | 33.00 | 26,919 | .41 | No difference |
| Felt low | |||||||||
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Females, major regions | 12.30 | 27.00 | 47.70 | 9.90 | 3.10 | 31,056 |
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Females, minor regions | 11.10 | 27.00 | 48.30 | 10.60 | 3.10 | 50,511 | <.001 | Females in minor regions fewer complaints |
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Males, major regions | 11.30 | 11.20 | 43.40 | 21.60 | 12.50 | 19,817 |
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Males, minor regions | 11.20 | 11.50 | 42.90 | 22.30 | 12.20 | 33,409 | .74 | No difference |
| Difficulty in concentrating | |||||||||
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Females, major regions | 15.50 | 21.90 | 47.60 | 10.50 | 4.60 | 27,883 |
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Females, minor regions | 14.30 | 21.90 | 48.70 | 10.70 | 4.40 | 46,293 | .006 | Females in minor regions fewer complaints |
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Males, major regions | 17.30 | 14.60 | 44.40 | 14.70 | 9.00 | 20,114 |
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Males, minor regions | 17.30 | 14.60 | 44.60 | 14.70 | 8.80 | 33,792 | 0.61 | No difference |
| Difficulty in sleeping | |||||||||
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Females, major regions | 12.10 | 13.10 | 44.10 | 21.80 | 8.80 | 29,488 |
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Females, minor regions | 11.20 | 12.70 | 44.40 | 22.60 | 9.20 | 48,583 | <.001 | Females in minor regions fewer complaints |
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Males, major regions | 14.90 | 9.30 | 35.40 | 24.20 | 16.10 | 20,621 |
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Males, minor regions | 14.30 | 8.90 | 35.70 | 24.60 | 16.60 | 34,999 | .006 | Males in minor regions fewer complaints |
| Suffered from headache | |||||||||
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Females, major regions | 12.80 | 18.60 | 48.90 | 18.50 | 5.30 | 26,494 |
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Females, minor regions | 11.60 | 18.30 | 45.20 | 19.60 | 5.20 | 43,164 | <.001 | Females in minor regions fewer complaints |
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Males, major regions | 12.80 | 8.70 | 38.60 | 27.30 | 12.60 | 17,899 |
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Males, minor regions | 11.50 | 8.10 | 38.70 | 28.90 | 12.90 | 30,808 | <.001 | Males in minor regions fewer complaints |