Table 1 Current symptoms experienced by children as reported by the parent
From: Children's health and parental socioeconomic factors: a population-based survey in Finland
Symptoms | Boys | Girls | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0-2 | 3-6 | 7-11 | 0-2 | 3-6 | 7-11 | ||
(n = 532) | (n = 677) | (n = 865) | (n = 468) | (n = 595) | (n = 847) | (n = 3984) | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Psychosomatic symptoms | 66 (12.4) | 50 (7.4) | 104 (12.0) | 67 (14.3) | 47 (7.9) | 103 (12.2) | 437 (10.9) |
Sleep disorders | 50 (9.4) | 26 (3.8) | 29 (3.4) | 54 (11.5) | 23 (3.9) | 26 (3.1) | 218 (5.5) |
Fatigue or dizziness | 24 (4.5) | 21 (3.1) | 50 (5.8) | 21 (4.9) | 19 (3.2) | 61 (7.2) | 196 (4.9) |
Anxiety | 3 (0.6) | 12 (1.8) | 43 (5.0) | 7 (1.5) | 12 (2.0) | 37 (4.4) | 114 (2.9) |
Depression | 0 (0) | 3 (0.4) | 16 (1.8) | 1 (0.2) | 4 (0.7) | 11 (1.3) | 35 (0.9) |
Other symptoms | 382 (71.8) | 421 (62.2) | 507 (58.6) | 318 (67.9) | 386 (64.9) | 551 (65.1) | 2565 (64.4) |
Symptoms of common cold | 244 (45.9) | 255 (37.7) | 222 (25.7) | 190 (40.6) | 209 (35.1) | 224 (26.4) | 1344 (33.7) |
Eczema | 156 (29.3) | 143 (21.1) | 163 (18.8) | 135 (28.8) | 170 (28.6) | 181 (21.4) | 948 (23.8) |
Flatulence | 67 (12.6) | 54 (7.8) | 110 (12.7) | 48 (10.3) | 47 (7.9) | 128 (15.1) | 454 (11.4) |
Growing pains | 11 (2.1) | 78 (11.5) | 98 (11.3) | 4 (0.9) | 57 (9.6) | 108 (12.8) | 356 (8.9) |
Sore throat | 20 (3.8) | 25 (3.7) | 55 (6.4) | 7 (1.5) | 38 (6.4) | 72 (8.5) | 217 (5.4) |
Headache | 1 (0.2) | 19 (2.8) | 71 (8.2) | 1 (0.2) | 12 (2.0) | 102 (12.0) | 206 (5.2) |
Fever | 32 (6.0) | 31 (4.6) | 23 (2.6) | 31 (6.6) | 25 (4.2) | 13 (1.5) | 155 (3.9) |
Allergy symptoms | 15 (2.8) | 19 (2.8) | 42 (4.9) | 15 (3.2) | 15 (2.5) | 38 (4.5) | 144 (3.6) |
Constipation | 24 (4.5) | 23 (3.4) | 16 (1.8) | 25 (5.3) | 21 (3.5) | 25 (3.0) | 134 (3.4) |
Earache | 37 (7.0) | 21 (3.1) | 12 (1.4) | 20 (4.3) | 21 (3.5) | 17 (2.0) | 128 (3.2) |
Pain in neck or shoulders | 0 (0) | 5 (0.7) | 26 (3.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.3) | 50 (5.9) | 83 (2.1) |
Diarrhoea | 16 (3.0) | 12 (1.8) | 4 (0.5) | 14 (3.0) | 6 (1.0) | 7 (0.8) | 59 (1.5) |
Stomach flu | 9 (1.7) | 11 (1.6) | 5 (0.6) | 9 (1.9) | 4 (0.7) | 6 (0.7) | 44 (1.1) |
Low back pain | 0 (0) | 6 (0.9) | 10 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 16 (1.9) | 32 (0.8) |
Other symptoms* | 42 (7.9) | 46 (6.8) | 72 (8.3) | 31 (6.6) | 49 (8.2) | 88 (10.4) | 328 (8.2) |