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Background  There is a paucity of studies assessing the severity of somatic symptoms in medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) from Medicine outpatient department (OPD).  Methodology  This cross-sectional study was conducted in Medicine OPD of a tertiary care hospital in India, in which 245 MUPS-diagnosed patients out of 976 consecutive screened patients were evaluated for the severity of somatic symptoms (by administering the Patient Health  Questionnaire -15) and its sociodemographic correlates.  Results  Out of 245 recruited patients, three-fourth had a significant severity level of somatic symptoms. High level of somatic symptom severity was more common in females (p ≤ 0.001), married patients (p = 0.011), rural dwellers (p = 0.035), less educated (p = 0.003), and those with lower socioeconomic status (p = 0.001).  Conclusions  Patients with MUPS have a high level of somatic symptom severity with certain sociodemographic correlates. Further research should be conducted to investigate the reasons for this and to formulate a cost-effective treatment strategy.

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Association of Somatic Symptom Severity With Sociodemographic Parameters In Patients With Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study From a Tertiary Care Center in India