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Table 1 Patient Characteristics (n = 97)

From: General practitioners' responses to the initial presentation of medically unexplained symptoms: a quantitative analysis

Patient characteristic

n (%)

Sex (Female)

70 (72.2)

Age

 

   18 – 44 years

47 (48.5)

   45 – 64 years

34 (35.1)

   > 64 years

16 (16.5)

Ethnicity

 

Native

70 (72.2)

   Western Non-Native

9 (9.3)

   Non-Western Non-Native

2 (2.1)

   Missing

16 (16.5)

Educational background

 

None

2 (2.1)

   Primary School

15 (15.5)

   High School

52 (53.6)

   College or University

12 (12.4)

   Missing

16 (16.5)

Marital status

 

Single

20 (20.6)

   Mariage/Registered Partnership

55 (56.7)

   Divorced

3 (3.1)

   Widow/Widower

2 (2.1)

   Missing

17 (17.5)

PIOS

 

More Psychological than Somatic

67 (69.1)

   Only Psychological

30 (30.9)

  1. Values are absolute numbers (%) or median (interquartile range)
  2. PIOS = Psychological Impact On Symptoms