Table 2.
Adjusted1 prevalence and mean number of panic symptoms in AI-SUPERPFP men and women who met DSM-IV criteria for lifetime panic attacks.
| Men (n = 103) |
Women (n = 131) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptom | % | Mean | (95% CI) | % | Mean | (95% CI) |
| Cardio-respiratory | ||||||
| Shortness of breath | 68 | (58 – 77) | 63 | (54 – 71) | ||
| Heart pounding | 95 | (87 – 97) | 97 | (93 – 99) | ||
| Dizziness/lightheadedness | 65 | (56 – 74) | 57 | (47 – 66) | ||
| Chest pain | 64 | (54 – 74) | 53 | (44 – 62) | ||
| Fingers or feet tingling/numb | 55 | (45 – 64) | 45 | (36 – 54) | ||
| Choking/difficulty swallowing | 38 | (29 – 48) | 40 | (32 – 50) | ||
| Feeling faint | 53 | (44 – 62) | 59 | (49 – 68) | ||
| Feeling smothered | 51 | (41 – 60) | 42 | (33 – 51) | ||
| Total # of symptoms, range 0 – 8 | 4.9 | (4.5 – 5.3) | 4.6 | (4.3 – 4.9) | ||
| Autonomic/somatic | ||||||
| Sweating* | 86 | (77 – 92)* | 65 | (56 – 74) | ||
| Trembling or shaking | 74 | (64 – 82) | 71 | (62 – 78) | ||
| Hot flashes or chills | 66 | (56 – 75) | 54 | (46 – 63) | ||
| Nausea | 32 | (23 – 42) | 43 | (34 – 52) | ||
| Stomach or belly pain | 30 | (22 – 40) | 26 | (19 – 35) | ||
| Dry mouth | 61 | (51 – 70) | 58 | (49 – 66) | ||
| Total # of symptoms, range 0 – 6 | 3.7 | (3.4 – 4.1) | 3.5 | (3.2 – 3.7) | ||
| Cognitive | ||||||
| Things seemed unreal | 53 | (42 – 64) | 53 | (45 – 62) | ||
| Time seemed quick/slow* | 87 | (79 – 92)* | 74 | (65 – 81) | ||
| Fear of dying* | 56 | (46 – 65)* | 39 | (30 – 48) | ||
| Fear of acting improperly or crazy | 57 | (46 – 66) | 55 | (45 – 63) | ||
| Total # of symptoms2range 0 – 4 | 2.5 | (2.3 – 2.7)* | 2.2 | (2.0 – 2.4) | ||
*
p < 0.05;
1
Adjusted for age and tribe;
2
p < 0.05;
AI-SUPERPFP = American Indian Service Utilization, Psychiatric Epidemiology, Risk and Protective Factors Project; CI = confidence interval