Psychosomatic complaints and sense of coherence among adolescents in a county in Sweden: a cross-sectional school survey

Table 2 Number and proportion of reported psychosomatic complaints among 16 and 19 year-old boys and girls, Västmanland County, Sweden

	Boys 16 years				N = 1078				Boys 19 years				N = 964
	Often		Sometimes		Seldom		Never		Often		Sometimes		Seldom		Never
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Headache	76	7	312	29	462	43	228	21	76	8	253	27	405	42	219	23
Stomachache	34	3	245	23	502	47	297	28	57	6	179	19	415	43	302	32
Feeling irritated	175	16	439	41	333	31	131	12	141	15	411	43	305	32	96	10
Nervousness	59	5	311	29	468	43	240	22	56	6	279	30	431	45	187	20
Problem sleeping	117	11	219	20	339	31	403	37	115	12	208	22	338	35	292	31
Dizziness	54	5	133	12	354	33	532	50	24	3	104	11	292	31	530	56
	Girls 16 years				N = 1029				Girls 19 years				N = 953
	Often		Sometimes		Seldom		Never		Often		Sometimes		Seldom		Never
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Headache	194	19	459	45	297	29	79	8	250	26	399	41	243	25	72	7
Stomachache	127	12	441	43	368	36	93	9	174	18	355	37	353	37	82	8
Feeling irritated	285	28	491	48	213	21	40	4	280	29	499	52	164	17	21	2
Nervousness	129	12	382	37	407	40	111	11	164	17	393	41	330	34	77	8
Problem sleeping	139	13	241	23	352	34	297	29	176	18	281	29	301	31	206	21
Dizziness	86	8	173	17	345	34	406	40	72	8	200	21	310	32	379	39

ISSN: 1751-0759