Table 1 Patient sociodemographics and clinical characteristics according to BDS status

Bodily distress symptoms, median, IQR

3

1;7

2

0;5

11

7;14

<0.001

Age; mean, SD

45.6

12.9

45.1

13.2

47.7

11.1

0.001

n

%

n

%

n

%

 Male

535

35.5

459

37.0

76

28.8

 Female

970

64.5

782

63.0

188

71.2

0.012

 Married/cohabitating

1171

77.8

969

78.1

202

76.5

 Living alone

334

22.2

272

21.9

62

23.5

0.578

  ≤ 10 y

377

25.3

276

22.5

101

38.9

  > 10y & ≤15 y

784

52.7

664

54.0

120

46.2

  > 15y

328

22.0

286

23.5

39

15.0

<0.001

 None

881

58.5

784

63.2

97

36.7

 Somatic only

463

30.8

350

28.2

113

42.8

 Somatic and psychiatric

55

3.7

35

2.8

20

7.6

 Psychiatric only

106

7.0

72

5.8

34

12.9

<0.001