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Table 3 Distribution and pattern of somatization disorder

From: Somatization disorder among adolescents in southeast Nigeria: a neglected issue

Somatization disorder

Total (N) = 485

Frequency (n)

Percent (%)

Head

 Absence

234

48.2

 Presence

251

51.8

Body

 Absence

223

46.0

 Presence

262

54.0

Either head or body

 Absence

182

37.5

 Presence

303

62.5

Both head and body

 Absence

275

56.7

 Presence

210

43.3