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Table 3 Comparison of Arab and Jewish students' reports of other somatic complains

From: The cross- ethnic variations in the prevalence of headache and other somatic complaints among adolescents in Northern Israel

J=Jews

Total sample

Boys

Girls

A=Arabs

(N=2019)

(N=875)

(N=1144)

Complaint

Z

Z

Z

 

(p)

(p)

(p)

Abdominal pain

11.15

J > A

9.24

J > A

8.22

J > A

(p<0.001)

(p<0.001)

(p<0.001)

Palpitations

5.11

J > A

1.25

 

5.94

J > A

(p<0.001)

(p=0.213)

(p<0.001)

Fatigue

15.81

J > A

10.64

J > A

12.47

J > A

(p<0.001)

(p<0.001)

(p<0.001)

Dizziness

6.21

J > A

4.51

A > J

5.05

J > A

(p<0.001)

(p<0.001)

(p<0.001)

Disordered Sleep

2.17

 

2.40

 

1.20

 

(p=0.030)

(p=0.017)

(p=0.229)