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Table 3 The number of somatic symptoms and major depression in Japanese workers

From: A proposed approach to suicide prevention in Japan: the use of self-perceived symptoms as indicators of depression and suicidal ideation

The number of somatic symptoms

The number of workers with somatic symptoms (n)

The number of workers with major depression (%)

Total (n = 1.443)

 0

902

1 (0.1)

 1

371

13 (3.5)

 2 or 3

143

19 (13.3)

 ≥4

27

9 (33.3)*

Men (n = 991)

 0

665

0 (0)

 1

244

7 (2.9)

 2 or 3

73

13 (17.8)

 ≥4

9

4 (44.4)*

Women (n = 452)

 0

237

1 (0.4)

 1

127

6 (4.7)

 2 or 3

70

6 (8.6)

 ≥4

18

5 (27.8)*

  1. This table was constructed by reanalyzing data from a previous study conducted by Nakao et al. [37]
  2. * P < 0.001 in four groups (chi-square test)