Table 3.
Diagnostic agreement between functional somatic syndromes and bodily distress syndrome.
| Diagnostic (observed) agreement; % (95% CI) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At least one FSS | IB | CWP | CF | WAD | MCS | ||
| (n = 357) | (n = 161) | (n = 96) | (n = 228) | (n = 53) | (n = 33) | ||
| BDS | (n = 413) | 92.0 (90.6–93.3) | 83.5 (81.6–85.3) | 79.9 (77.9–81.9) | 86.1 (84.3–87.8) | 76.1 (74.0–78.2) | 75.2 (73.0–77.3) |
| Multi-organ BDS | (n = 86) | 82.7 (80.8–84.6) | 91.2 (89.7–92.6) | 94.0 (92.7–95.1) | 90.1 (88.5–92.5) | 93.4 (92.0–94.6) | 94.3 (93.0–95.4) |
| Single-organ BDS | (n = 327) | 86.7 (84.9–88.3) | 82.1(80.1–84.0) | 79.9 (77.9–81.9) | 81.7 (79.7–83.6) | 79.4 (77.3–81.4) | 78.9 (76.8–80.9) |
| CP subtype | (n = 47) | 78.0 (75.8–80.0) | 88.3 (86.6–89.8) | 91.1 (89.5–92.4) | 85.1 (83.2–86.8) | 93.9 (92.7–95.1) | 95.5 (94.3–96.4) |
| GI subtype | (n = 173) | 86.7 (84.9–88.4) | 94.6 (93.3–95.7) | 86.2 (84.3–87.9) | 83.9 (81.9–85.7) | 87.2 (85.4–88.9) | 88.0 (86.3–89.6) |
| MS subtype | (n = 107) | 84.1 (82.1–85.9) | 87.0 (85.2–88.7) | 96.3 (95.2–97.2) | 88.1 (86.4–89.7) | 91.8 (90.3–93.1) | 92.1 (90.6–93.4) |
| GS subtype | (n = 111) | 87.6 (85.8–89.2) | 87.2 (85.4–88.9) | 91.1 (89.6–92.5) | 95.4 (94.2–96.4) | 92.4 (90.9–96.7) | 91.6 (90.1–93.0) |
Abbreviations: FSS = functional somatic syndrome; IB = irritable bowel; CWP = chronic widespread pain; CF = chronic fatigue; WAD = whiplash associated disorders; MCS = multiple chemical sensitivity; BDS = bodily distress syndrome; CP = cardiopulmonary; GI = gastrointestinal; MS = musculoskeletal; GS = general symptoms type; CI = confidence interval.