Figures & data
Table I. Characteristics of 156 somatizing patients in primary care.
Table II. Predictive positive value of some symptoms analysed individually and as clusters.
Figure 1. Health-related quality of life in somatizing patients compared with a population-based community sample, patients with diabetes mellitus, and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Abbreviations: pf = physical functioning; rp = role–physical; bp = bodily pain; gh = general health; vt = vitality; sf = social functioning; re = role – emotional; and mh = mental health.
![Figure 1. Health-related quality of life in somatizing patients compared with a population-based community sample, patients with diabetes mellitus, and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Abbreviations: pf = physical functioning; rp = role–physical; bp = bodily pain; gh = general health; vt = vitality; sf = social functioning; re = role – emotional; and mh = mental health.](/cms/asset/f246cbdd-0aca-445d-a088-f714d1a6e6ad/ipri_a_305034_f0001_b.gif)