Table 2 Association between causal attributions for somatic symptoms and psychiatric morbidity in the general population of Santiago, Chile.
Logistic Regression analysis (all subjects, N = 3870) | Number (%)1of subjects with psychiatric morbidity2 | Odds Ratios3(95% CI) of being a case of psychiatric morbidity2 |
|---|---|---|
No somatic symptoms | 349/2500 (15.6%) | 1.00 (reference) |
   Somatic symptoms and physical attributions | 221/740 (29.2%) | 2.08 (1.57 - 2.75) |
   Somatic Symptoms and psychological attributions | 87/170 (60.2%) | 7.10 (4.49 - 11.25) |
   Somatic symptoms with mixed attributions | 140/249 (65.4%) | 9.27 (6.00 - 14.34) |
   Somatic symptoms with other attributions | 49/211(29.0%) | 1.98 (1.19 - 3.27) |
   All somatic symptoms combined (compared to no somatic symptoms) | 497/1370 (39.2%) | 3.20 (2.52 - 4.05) |