biostudies-literatureTorrubia-Perez EFilial de Tortosa i de les Terres de l'Ebre de l'Acadèmia de Ciències Mèdiques i de la Salut de Catalunya i Balears1730https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9605088biostudies-literatureUnknown12(10)Psychosomatic disorders can develop unevenly depending on certain health determinants; therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of psychosomatic disorders and the differences by age and sex in a rural area. We conducted an observational descriptive retrospective population study to determine the prevalence of 201 diagnoses of psychosomatic nature grouped into 25 diagnostic categories by sex and age groups. A total of 33,680 participants with a diagnosis of psychosomatic disorder were identified (64.6% women, 35.4% men). We found statistically significant differences based on sex in 13 of the 25 diagnostic categories previously defined. When we analyzed these categories by age, we found that women showed a higher probability, between 1.23 and 10.85 times, of suffering Journal of personalized medicineAnalysis of Psychosomatic Disorders According to Age and Sex in a Rural Area: A Population-Based Study.PMC9605088500Fernandez-Saez JTorrubia-Perez EMartorell-Poveda MAReverte-Villarroya SfalseAnalysis of Psychosomatic Disorders According to Age and Sex in a Rural Area: A Population-Based Study.Psychosomatic disorders can develop unevenly depending on certain health determinants; therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of psychosomatic disorders and the differences by age and sex in a rural area. We conducted an observational descriptive retrospective population study to determine the prevalence of 201 diagnoses of psychosomatic nature grouped into 25 diagnostic categories by sex and age groups. A total of 33,680 participants with a diagnosis of psychosomatic disorder were identified (64.6% women, 35.4% men). We found statistically significant differences based on sex in 13 of the 25 diagnostic categories previously defined. When we analyzed these categories by age, we found that women showed a higher probability, between 1.23 and 10.85 times, of suffering 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Oct2025-04-19T12:04:35.739Z2025-04-19T12:04:35.739ZS-EPMC96050883629486910.3390/jpm12101730