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Table 4 Diagnoses most frequently associated with symptoms presented to the GP and percentage of symptoms labeled as MUS

From: Are physical symptoms among survivors of a disaster presented to the general practitioner? A comparison between self-reports and GP data

Self-reported symptom

No. of survivors that presented self-reported symptom to the GP

No. of symptoms presented to GP

Diagnosis after clinical judgment of the GP

%

Fatigue

180

420

Various diagnoses

9.1

   

No diagnosis/MUS

90.9

Pain in bones and muscles

319

1102

Musculoskeletal disease, other

3.5

   

Back syndrome with radiating pain

3.0

   

Various diagnoses

21.8

   

No diagnosis/MUS

71.7

Back pain

127

268

Back syndrome with radiating pain

13.4

   

Arthrosis spinal column

5.6

   

Various diagnoses

5.6

   

No diagnosis/MUS

75.4

Stomachache

118

317

Oesophagus disease

11.0

   

Peptic ulcer other

5.4

   

Irritable bowel syndrome

3.2

   

Stomach function disorder

3.2

   

Various diagnoses

13.2

   

No diagnosis/MUS

64.0

Headache

81

139

Migraine

7.2

   

Various diagnoses

7.2

   

No diagnosis/MUS

85.6

Shortness of breath

47

95

Asthma

14.7

   

Acute bronchitis

10.5

   

Various diagnoses

18.8

   

No diagnosis/MUS

55.8

Dizziness

33

46

Vertiginous syndrome

10.9

   

No diagnosis/MUS

89.1

Pain in chest and region of the heart

59

95

Various diagnoses

44.2

   

No diagnosis/MUS

55.8

  1. GP = general practitioner; MUS = medically unexplained symptoms