Somatic distress among Syrian refugees with residence permission in Germany: analysis of a cross-sectional register-based study

Table 2 Health characteristics of the total sample and stratification by gender and somatic distress severity (N = 116)

	Total (N = 116)		Male (n = 80)		Female (n = 36)		Low somatic distress¹ (n = 88)		High somatic distress² (*n =* 28)
	n	%^a*	n	%^a*	n	%^a*	n	%^a*	n	%^a*
Medical visits in the last 12 months
Yes	99	85.3	64	80.0	35	97.2	71	80.7	28	100.0
No	17	14.7	16	20.0	1	2.8	17	19.3	0	0.0
1–2 times	27	23.3	23	28.7	4	11.1	23	26.1	4	14.3
3–5 times	39	33.6	26	32.5	13	36.1	29	33.0	10	35.7
6–10 times	19	16.4	7	8.8	12	33.3	12	13.6	7	25.0
11–20 times	7	6.0	4	5.0	3	8.3	3	3.4	4	14.3
More than 20 times	6	5.2	3	3.8	3	8.3	4	4.5	2	7.1
Chronic diseases
Yes	16	13.8	9	11.3	7	19.4	18	20.5	5	17.9
No	100	86.2	71	88.8	29	80.6	70	79.5	23	82.1
Regular intake of medication
Yes	29	25.0	14	17.5	15	41.7	18	20.5	11	39.3
No	87	75.0	66	82.5	21	58.3	70	79.5	17	60.7
Previous treatment of mental disorders
Yes	9	7.8	4	5.0	5	13.9	6	6.8	3	10.7
No	107	92.2	76	95.0	31	86.1	82	93.2	25	89.3
	M (SD)	Range	M (SD)	Range	M (SD)	Range	M (SD)	Range	M (SD)	Range
Health status^b	2.33 (0.90)	0–4	2.46 (0.93)	0–4	2.02 (0.77)	0–4	2.49 (0.90)	0–4	1.82 (0.72)	0–4
Mental health status^b	2.21 (0.97)	0–4	2.35 (0.96)	0–4	1.92 (0.94)	0–4	2.37 (0.93)	0–4	1.70 (0.95)	0–4

* Totals may not sum to 100 due to rounding; ^a Valid values; ^b Self-evaluation on a Scale from 0 (bad) to 4 (excellent); ¹ Low somatic distress is defined as minimal or mild somatic symptoms score (PHQ-15 score < 10); ² High somatic distress is defined as moderate or severe somatic symptoms score (PHQ-15 score ≥ 10)

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