Table 4.

The probability of poor self-perceived health within each of the 10 symptom profiles

Symptom profiles	Poor self-perceived health
	%	(95% CI)
No symptoms	1.2	(0.9–1.5)
Few, mixed symptoms	35.3	(29.5–41.2)
Headache	14.1	(11.1–17.1)
MS	47.1	(44.1–50.1)
GI	17.7	(13.6–21.8)
Fatigue	52.9	(46.3–59.4)
Pulmonary	68.9	(63.5–74.2)
MS + GS	87.4	(83.1–91.8)
MS + GI + GS	73.3	(67.1–79.5)
All symptoms	91.6	(84.7–98.4)

Notes: The numbers are adjusted for sex, age, and chronic disease. N=33,696. GS includes headache, tiredness, and sleeplessness.

Abbreviations: GI, gastrointestinal; GS, general symptoms; MS, musculoskeletal.