Characteristic | Sweden (n = 107) | Turkey (n = 353) | P-value | |
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Sex, n (%) | Female | 58 (55.2%) | 269 (76.4%) | <0.001 |
Age | Mean ± SD (n) | 51.1 ± 14.7 (100) | 39.9 ± 11.5 (340) | <0.001 |
CGI-Severity a | Mean ± SD (n) | 4.4 ± 0.8 (105) | 5.1 ± 1.1 (344) | <0.001 |
Medications prescribed, n (%) | SSRIs | 66 (88.0%) | 275 (93.2%) | 0.149 |
 | TCAs | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (1.7%) | 0.588 |
 | Venlafaxine | 3 (4.0%) | 6 (2.0%) | 0.395 |
 | Mirtazapine | 7 (9.3%) | 8 (2.7%) | 0.017 |
 | Other ADs | 0 (0.0%) | 20 (6.8%) | 0.018 |
 | Anxiolytics | 5 (6.7%) | 52 (17.6%) | 0.019 |
 | Hypnotics | 11 (14.7%) | 2 (0.7%) | <0.001 |
 | Analgesics | 10 (13.3%) | 15 (5.1%) | 0.018 |
Presenting symptoms (psychological), n (%) a | Depression | 70 (65.4%) | 267 (75.6%) | 0.046 |
 | Anxiety | 55 (51.4%) | 188 (53.3%) | 0.742 |
 | Sleep | 55 (51.4%) | 201 (56.9%) | 0.320 |
Presenting symptoms (physical), n (%) a | Fatigue | 47 (43.9%) | 200 (56.7%) | 0.027 |
 | Pain | 40 (37.4%) | 209 (59.2%) | <0.001 |
 | Gastro-intestinal | 21 (19.6%) | 150 (42.5%) | <0.001 |
 | Cardiovascular | 8 (7.5%) | 86 (24.4%) | <0.001 |
 | CNS | 29 (27.1%) | 194 (55.0%) | <0.001 |
Number of psychological symptoms a | Mean ± SD (n) | 1.7 ± 0.9 (107) | 1.9 ± 0.9 (353) | 0.067 |
Number of physical symptoms a | Mean ± SD (n) | 1.4 ± 1.1 (107) | 2.4 ± 1.3 (353) | <0.001 |
HADS-Depression b | Mean ± SD (n) | 10.3 ± 4.2 (99) | 12.8 ± 4.5 (335) | <0.001 |
HADS-Anxiety b | Mean ± SD (n) | 12.9 ± 4.0 (99) | 12.6 ± 4.0 (335) | 0.577 |
Prominent symptoms-Depression b | Mean ± SD (n) | 5.9 ± 2.2 (97) | 6.8 ± 2.6 (342) | 0.005 |
Prominent symptoms-Anxiety b | Mean ± SD (n) | 5.7 ± 2.4 (101) | 6.1 ± 2.8 (339) | 0.259 |
Prominent symptoms-Stress b | Mean ± SD (n) | 6.2 ± 2.6 (101) | 6.9 ± 2.5 (341) | 0.010 |
Prominent symptoms-Sleep b | Mean ± SD (n) | 5.9 ± 2.9 (101) | 6.4 ± 2.9 (341) | 0.158 |
Prominent symptoms-Pain b | Mean ± SD (n) | 4.8 ± 3.1 (101) | 6.2 ± 2.8 (342) | <0.001 |
SDS-Work b | Mean ± SD (n) | 6.0 ± 3.2 (98) | 6.0 ± 2.7 (332) | 0.873 |
SDS-Social b | Mean ± SD (n) | 6.9 ± 2.5 (102) | 6.8 ± 2.5 (342) | 0.564 |
SDS-Family b | Mean ± SD (n) | 6.6 ± 2.5 (102) | 6.5 ± 2.6 (342) | 0.882 |