Prevalence of functional somatic syndromes and bodily distress syndrome in the Danish population: the DanFunD study

Petersen, Marie Weinreich; Schröder, Andreas; Jørgensen, Torben; Ørnbøl, Eva; Dantoft, Thomas Meinertz; Eliasen, Marie; Carstensen, Tina Wisbech; Falgaard Eplov, Lene; Fink, Per

doi:10.1177/1403494819868592

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Prevalence of functional somatic syndromes and bodily distress syndrome in the Danish population: the DanFunD study

Petersen, Marie Weinreich, Schröder, Andreas, Jørgensen, Torben, Ørnbøl, Eva, Dantoft, Thomas Meinertz, Eliasen, Marie, Carstensen, Tina Wisbech, Falgaard Eplov, Lene +1 more·2020·Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

DOI 10.1177/1403494819868592

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Aims: Little is known about the prevalence and characteristics of functional somatic syndromes (FSS) such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fibromyalgia (FM), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), whiplash associated disorders (WAD), multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), and bodily distress syndrome (BDS) in the general population when they are investigated simultaneously. Method: This cross-sectional study is based on the Danish Study of Functional Disorders (DanFunD) cohort consisting of 9656 adults from the general population. FSS and BDS were identified by questionnaires and characterized by age, sex, vocational training, physical health and comorbidity with physical and psychiatric disease. Results: In total, 16.3% (95% CI: 15.6–17.1) of the participants fulfilled the criteria for at least one FSS, ranging from 1.7% for WAD to 8.6% for CFS, and 16.1% (95% CI: 15.4–16.9) fulfilled the criteria for BDS. Cases had a high risk of poor self-perceived health, limitations in daily activities, and a high psychiatric comorbidity, all increasing with the number of syndromes in each individual. However, the associations differed across the various FSS. Mutual overlaps of IBS, FM and CFS were greater than could be expected by chance. Conclusions: FSS and BDS are prevalent in the adult Danish population, and cases have high risk of poor self-perceived health, limitation in daily activities, and psychiatric comorbidity. These associations were particularly strong for cases with multiple FSS and multi-organ BDS.

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Functional somatic disorder multi-organ type represents patients moderately to severely impaired by their illness.
“FSD multi-organ type affects an estimated 2% of the general population in Denmark and represents patients moderately to severely impaired by their illness [11,12].”
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Functional somatic disorder multi-organ type affects an estimated 2% of the general population in Denmark.
“FSD multi-organ type affects an estimated 2% of the general population in Denmark and represents patients moderately to severely impaired by their illness [11,12].”
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Cohort description: The Danish study of Functional Disorders
Dantoft, T. M., Ebstrup, J. F., Linneberg, A. R., Skovbjerg, S., Madsen, A. L., Mehlsen, J., Brinth, L. S., Eplov, L. F., Carstensen, T. B. W., Schröder, A., et al. (2017) · Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.2147/clep.s129335 · Cited by 108 · see citing works
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Authors: Petersen, M. W., Schröder, A., Jørgensen, T., Ørnbøl, E., Dantoft, T. M., Eliasen, M., Carstensen, T. W., Falgaard Eplov, L., & Fink, P.
Affiliations: Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
University of Copenhagen (DK)
Frederiksberg Hospital (DK)
The Research Clinic for Functional Disorders and Psychosomatics, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, The Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Corresponding author: Petersen, Marie Weinreich
ORCID: Petersen, Marie Weinreich
Schröder, Andreas
Jørgensen, Torben
Ørnbøl, Eva
Dantoft, Thomas Meinertz
Eliasen, Marie
Fink, Per
Venue: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2019-08-14
Volume: 48
Issue: 5
Pages: 567-576
ISSN: 1403-4948 (ISSN-L)
1651-1905
DOI: 10.1177/1403494819868592
OpenAlex: W2966883583
Cited by: 76
References: 26
Citations by year: 2026: 11 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 2
FWCI: 5.96
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (publishedVersion)
Scopus (Elsevier) (submittedVersion)
VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Lundbeckfonden (R155-2013-14070)
TrygFonden (7-11-0213)
Aase og Ejnar Danielsens Fond (10-001993)
Helsefonden (17-B-0082)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
Keywords: functional somatic syndromes, bodily distress syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, whiplash-associated disorders, multiple chemical sensitivity, prevalence, psychiatric comorbidity, health perception, functional limitations, comorbidities, general population
MeSH terms: Adult, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Denmark, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Somatoform Disorders, Syndrome, Prevalence

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