Table 3 Stress-related presenting complaints during the two years preceding the receipt of the diagnosis exhaustion disorder, by gender and age group (n = 115)
Complaint | Total (n = 115) n (%) | Women (n = 88) n (%) | Men (n = 27) n (%) | p-value | < 40 years (n = 34) n (%) | 40+ years (n = 81) n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infection | 56 (49) | 44 (50) | 12 (44) | 0.613 | 16 (47) | 40 (49) | 0.820 |
Anxiety/depression | 53 (46) | 39 (44) | 14 (52) | 0.492 | 14 (41) | 39 (48) | 0.494 |
Stress | 45 (39) | 36 (41) | 9 (33) | 0.490 | 11 (32) | 34 (42) | 0.335 |
Other pain | 41 (36) | 34 (39) | 7 (26) | 0.228 | 9 (26) | 32 (40) | 0.183 |
Fatigue | 40 (35) | 33 (38) | 7 (26) | 0.269 | 6 (18) | 34 (42) | 0.012 |
Gastrointestinal symptoms | 38 (33) | 29 (33) | 9 (33) | 0.971 | 11 (32) | 27 (33) | 0.919 |
Sleep disturbance | 36 (31) | 27 (31) | 9 (33) | 0.795 | 10 (29) | 26 (32) | 0.777 |
Headache | 17 (15) | 15 (17) | 2 (7) | 0.217 | 4 (12) | 13 (16) | 0.555 |
Dizziness | 17 (15) | 15 (17) | 2 (7) | 0.217 | 5 (15) | 12 (15) | 0.988 |
Chest pain | 16 (14) | 12 (13) | 4 (15) | 0.877 | 6 (18) | 10 (12) | 0.453 |
Back pain | 15 (13) | 14 (16) | 1 (4) | 0.099 | 1 (3) | 14 (17) | 0.037 |
High blood pressure | 13 (11) | 10 (11) | 3 (11) | 0.971 | 1 (3) | 12 (15) | 0.067 |
Palpitations | 9 (8) | 8 (9) | 1 (4) | 0.362 | 1 (3) | 8 (10) | 0.206 |
Other complaints | 24 (21) | 21 (24) | 3 (11) | 0.154 | 7 (21) | 17 (21) | 0.962 |