Patients with persistent medically unexplained symptoms in general practice: characteristics and quality of care

BMC Primary Care

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyle.

	MUPS group			Diagnosis group			Non-MUPS group			p
Socio-demographics	N	n	%	N	n	%	N	n	%
Male gender	192	64	33.3	2265	858	37.9	7314	3026	41.4	p = .24^a; p < .05^b
Mean age (SD)	192	56.3	(17.81)	2265	57.2	(17.2)	7314	49.7	(17.14)	p = .49^a; p < .001^b
Public health insurance	192	148	77.1	2264	1623	71.7	7308	4958	67.8	p = .13^a; p < .01^b
Marital status	192			2263			7308			p = .25^a; p < .001^b
Unmarried		28	14.6		284	12.5		1417	19.4
Married/living together		115	59.9		1515	66.9		4889	66.9
Divorced		15	7.8		135	6.0		385	5.3
Widowed		34	17.7		329	14.5		617	8.4
Immigrant status	170			2041			6518			p = .87^a; p = .95^b
Native		153	90.0		1851	90.7		5896	90.5
Non-native		17	10.0		190	9.3		622	9.5
Educational level	192			2261			7304			p < .01^a; p < .001^b
Low		64	33.3		533	23.6		1154	15.8
Medium		111	57.8		1395	61.7		4674	64.0
HBO/academic		17	8.9		333	14.7		1476	20.2
Life style
Heavy drinking	192	14	7.3	2265	157	6.9	7314	762	10.4	p = .97^a; p = .20^b
Smoking	191			2262			7306			p = .39^a; p = .22^b
Never		55	28.8		757	33.5		2415	33.1
Ever		82	42.9		934	41.3		2694	36.9
Currently		54	28.3		571	25.2		2197	30.1
Insufficient exercise	190	93	48.9	2255	1047	46.4	7295	3069	42.1	p = .55^a; p = .07^b
Obesity	192	32	16.7	2265	344	15.2	7314	832	11.4	p = .66^a; p < .05^b

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