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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Table 1
Prevalence of medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS), household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2003
  Total MUPS Chronic fatigue syndrome Fibromyalgia Multiple chemical sensitivity
thousands
%
thousands
%
thousands
%
thousands
%
Total
1,185
4.5
341
1.3
393
1.5
643
2.4
Sex
Male1
325
2.5
106
0.8
77
0.6
180
1.4
Female
860
6.4*
235
1.7*
316
2.4*
463
3.4*
Age
12 to 24
89
1.6*
22
0.4*
15
0.3E*
58
1.1*
25 to 44
329
3.5*
91
1*
97
1*
186
2*
45 to 64
543
6.9*
159
2*
208
2.7*
289
3.7
65 or older
224
6*
70
1.9*
73
1.9*
110
2.9*
Household income
Lowest
142
7*
57
2.8*
45
2.2*
69
3.4*
Lower-middle
255
5.8*
88
2*
85
2*
136
3.1*
Upper-middle
339
4.5
89
1.2
110
1.5
183
2.4
Highest
253
3.1*
53
0.7*
91
1.1*
145
1.8*
Education (age 25 to 64)
Less than secondary graduation
164
6.8*
53
2.2*
59
2.4*
76
3.1
Secondary graduation
157
4.9
42
1.3
58
1.8
83
2.6
Some postsecondary
55
5.1
13
1.2
19
1.8
33
3.1
Postsecondary graduation
474
4.7*
136
1.3
163
1.6*
269
2.7
Marital status (age 25 or older)
Married1
602
4.7
165
1.3
216
1.7
321
2.5
Divorced/Separated/Widowed
153
8.6*
48
2.7*
57
3.2*
84
4.7*
Never married
118
4.3
36
1.3
32
1.2*
70
2.6
1. Reference category; if no category is indicated, reference is total.
* Significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05).
E Coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3% (interpret with caution).
Note: Because some respondents have more than one condition, detail adds to more than total MUPS.
Data source: 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 2.1.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Health Reports, catalogue number 82-003-XWE.