Table 4 Relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and somatization disorder
From: Somatization disorder among adolescents in southeast Nigeria: a neglected issue
Socio-demographics | Total (N) = 485 | Bivariate analysis χ2 (p value) | Multivariate analysis AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Absence | Presence | |||
Freq (%) | Freq (%) | |||
Head | ||||
Age categories (years) | ||||
10–14 | 49 (76.6) | 15 (23.4) | 23.674 (0.000) | 1 |
15–19 | 185 (43.9) | 236 (56.1) | 4.2 (2.7–7.7) | |
Sex | ||||
Female | 107(47.8) | 117(52.2) | 0.038(0.845) | NA |
Male | 127(48.7) | 134(51.3) | ||
Body | ||||
Age categories (years) | ||||
10–14 | 49 (76.6) | 15 (23.4) | 27.764 (0.000) | 1 |
15–19 | 174 (41.3) | 247 (58.7) | 4.7 (2.5–8.6) | |
Sex | ||||
Female | 97 (43.3) | 127 (56.7) | 1.200 (0.273) | NA |
Male | 126 (48.3) | 135 (51.7) | ||
Head or body | ||||
Age categories (years) | ||||
10–14 | 45 (70.3) | 19 (29.7) | 33.807 (0.000) | 1 |
15–19 | 137 (32.5) | 284 (67.5) | 4.9 (2.8–8.8) | |
Sex | ||||
Female | 79 (35.3) | 145 (64.7) | 0.905 (0.341) | NA |
Male | 103 (39.5) | 158 (60.5) | ||
Head and body | ||||
Age categories (years) | ||||
10–14 | 53 (82.8) | 11 (17.2) | 20.475 (0.000) | 1 |
15–19 | 222 (52.7) | 199 (47.3) | 4.3 (2.2–8.5) | |
Sex | ||||
Female | 125 (55.8) | 99 (44.2) | 0.137 (0.712) | NA |
Male | 150 (57.5) | 111 (42.5) | ||