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Table 4 Stress-related presenting complaints during the two years preceding the receipt of the diagnosis exhaustion disorder, by occupation (n = 115)

From: Symptoms that may be stress-related and lead to exhaustion disorder: a retrospective medical chart review in Swedish primary care

Complaint

Office

(n = 37)

n (%)

Education (n = 24)

n (%)

Health care

(n = 19)

n (%)

Industry

(n = 7)

n (%)

Other occupation

(n = 17)

n (%)

Student

(n = 2)

n (%)

Unem-ployed (n = 9)

n (%)

Infection

22 (60)

11 (46)

6 (32)

3 (43)

7 (41)

2 (100)

5 (56)

Anxiety/depression

10 (27)

15 (62)

7 (37)

5 (71)

11 (65)

1 (50)

4 (44)

Stress

15 (40)

12 (50)

8 (42)

4 (57)

2 (12)

1 (50)

3 (33)

Other pain

13 (35)

12 (50)

6 (32)

1 (14)

4 (24)

5 (56)

Fatigue

10 (27)

11 (46)

4 (21)

2 (29)

10 (59)

3 (33)

Gastrointestinal symptoms

12 (32)

9 (38)

5 (26)

4 (57)

4 (24)

1 (50)

3 (33)

Sleep disturbance

11 (30)

10 (42)

5 (26)

2 (29)

6 (35)

2 (22)

Headache

3 (8)

5 (21)

5 (26)

1 (14)

3 (18)

Dizziness

3 (8)

5 (21)

5 (26)

4 (24)

Chest pain

6 (16)

3 (12)

1 (5)

4 (24)

2 (22)

Back pain

3 (8)

5 (21)

2 (10)

1 (14)

4 (24)

High blood pressure

3 (8)

4 (17)

2 (10)

1 (14)

3 (18)

Palpitations

2 (5)

4 (17)

1 (5)

2 (12)

Other complaints

5 (14)

9 (38)

3 (16)

4 (24)

3 (33)