Table 3.

Prediction of the total number of somatic symptoms: results of univariate and multivariate analyses (n = 604).

	Multiple Regression Analysis
	Standardized Regression Coefficients	p Values
Age, years	0.034	0.328
Sex (women = 1; men = 0)	0.048	0.159
Clinical variables, scores
20-itemed Toronto alexithymia scale	0.090	0.031
Somatosensory amplification scale	0.205	<0.001
Self-rating stress perception scale	0.298	<0.001
Depression scale on the profile of mood state	0.144	0.014
Tension-anxiety scale on the profile of mood state	0.045	0.421
Adapted child scale on the Tokyo University Egogram	–0.074	0.055