Table 1 Comparison of Patient Characteristics by Presence or Absence of Somatization(N = 871)
| Somatization | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Positive (N = 606) |
Negative (N = 265) | p value | |
| Age, years (SD) | 43.6 (18.9) | 42.6 (18.6) | 0.44 |
| Sex (%) | 0.60 | ||
| Male | 264 (30.3) | 110 (12.6) | |
| Female | 342 (39.3) | 155 (17.8) | |
| Academic history (%) | 0.58 | ||
| College or above | 197 (22.6) | 81 (9.3) | |
| High school or under | 359 (41.2) | 176 (20.2) | |
| Unknown | 50 (5.7) | 8 (1.0) | |
| Visit at patient’s initiative (%) | 0.05 | ||
| Positive | 311 (51.3) | 154 (58.1) | |
| Negative | 294 (48.5) | 109 (41.1) | |
| Unknown | 1 (<0.1) | 2 (<0.1) | |
| Referral form (%) | 0.01 | ||
| Positive | 391 (44.9) | 144 (16.5) | |
| Negative | 215 (24.7) | 121 (13.9) | |
| Marital history (%) | 0.30 | ||
| Positive | 255 (29.3) | 101 (11.6) | |
| Negative | 258 (29.6) | 114 (13.1) | |
| Unknown | 93 (10.7) | 50 (5.7) | |
| Continued treatment after first visit (%)a | 0.16 | ||
| Positive | 376 (43.2) | 125 (14.4) | |
| Negative | 184 (21.1) | 78 (9.0) | |