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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of study population, including all studied variables (N = 104)

From: Demographic and health-related factors associated with reduced work functioning in people with moderate medically unexplained physical symptoms: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Value

Age

43.9 ± 10.7

Sex, female (%)

73.1

Education level, high (%)

40.4

Duration of physical complaints, ≥2.5 years (%)

65.4

Physical health (RAND-36; PCS)

42.9 ± 5.2

Severity of psychosocial symptoms (4DSQ)

 Distress

11.8 ± 7.7

 Depression

1.4 ± 2.5

 Anxiety

2.5 ± 3.6

 Somatization

12.7 ± 6.8

MVPA (average hours per day) (median (IQR))

0.3 (0.6)

Absenteeism, yes (%)

32.5

Impaired work performance, yes (%)

56.7

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. Abbreviations: RAND-36 RAND 36-item Health Survey, PCS Physical Component Summary, 4DSQ Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire, MVPA average hours per day of moderate or vigorous physical activity; IQR, Interquartile Range
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