Results of the Children’s Somatisation Inventory and the Child Health Questionnaire
| Girls | Boys | Total group | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Intense symptoms are those coded as “a lot” or “a whole lot”. | |||
| †Gender difference in total number of symptoms in children: p = 0.03 (Mann-Whitney U, z = −2.2). | |||
| ¶Gender difference in total number of intense symptoms reported: p = 0.05 (Mann-Whitney U, z = −2.0). | |||
| Children’s Somatisation Inventory | |||
| Total number of symptoms (mean, SD) | 10.7 (6.1) | 8.42 (5.2) | 10.2 (6.0)† |
| Total number of intense symptoms reported (mean, SD)* | 3.6 (3.3) | 2.6 (3.2) | 3.3 (3.3)¶ |
| Number of subscales involved (mean, SD) | 3.3 (1.0) | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.3 (1.0) |
| Child Health Questionnaire | |||
| Physical functioning (mean, SD) | 74.8 (20.5) | 81.5 (23.8) | 76.4 (21.4) |
| Role/social functioning (mean, SD) | 70.2 (32.7) | 72.3 (31.6) | 70.7 (32.3) |
| General health perceptions (mean, SD) | 56.1 (23.1) | 62.1 (20.1) | 57.5 (22.5) |