Table 2.
Number of women who reported each symptom at Time 1 and Time 2.
| All Women (n=123) |
Still Menstruating (n=41) |
Periods Have Stopped >3 Months (n=81) |
Personal History of Breast Cancer (n=41) |
1° Relative with Ovarian Cancer (n=55) |
BRCAI/II Mutation Carrier (n=17) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptom | Time 1 n (%) |
Time 2 n (%) |
Time 1 n (%) |
Time 2 n (%) |
Time1 n (%) |
Time 2 n (%) |
Time 1 n (%) |
Time 2 n (%) |
Time 1 n (%) |
Time 2 n (%) |
Time 1 n (%) |
Time 2 n (%) |
| Abdominal Pain | ||||||||||||
| Had Symptom at Any Frequency or Duration | 22 (18) | 31 (25) | 11 (27) | 13 (32) | 11 (14) | 18 (22) | 5 (12) | 8 (20) | 9 (16) | 12 (22) | 2 (12) | 4 (24) |
| Symptom met Index Positive Criterion* | 2/22=11% | 1/31=3% | 0% | 0% | 2/11=18% | 1/18=6% | 1/5=20% | 0% | 1/9=11% | 1/12=8% | 0% | 0% |
| Pelvic Pain | ||||||||||||
| Had Symptom at Any Frequency or Duration | 31 (25) | 28 (23) | 14 (34) | 11 (27) | 17 (21) | 17 (21) | 8 (20) | 9 (22) | 13 (24) | 6 (11) | 3 (18) | 2 (12) |
| Symptom met Index Positive Criterion* | 1/31=3% | 3/28=11% | 0% | 0% | 1/17=16% | 3/17=18% | 1/8=13% | 2/9=22% | 0% | 1/6=17% | 0% | 0% |
| Feeling Full Quickly | ||||||||||||
| Had Symptom at Any Frequency or Duration | 16 (13) | 19 (15) | 5 (12) | 5 (12) | 10 (12) | 14 (17) | 8 (20) | 9 (22) | 5 (9) | 10 (18) | 3 (18) | 2 (12) |
| Symptom met Index Positive Criterion* | 5/16=31% | 2/19=11% | 2/5=40% | 0% | 3/10=30% | 2/14=14% | 2/8=25% | 2/9=22% | 2/5=40% | 1/10=10% | 1/3=33% | 0% |
| Unable to Eat Normally | ||||||||||||
| Had Symptom at Any Frequency or Duration | 5 (4) | 6 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (6) | 6 (7) | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 1 (6) | 1 (6) |
| Symptom met Index Positive Criterion* | 0% | 2/6=33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2/6=33% | 0% | 1/1=100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Abdominal Bloating | ||||||||||||
| Had Symptom at Any Frequency or Duration | 35 (28) | 44 (36) | 19 (46) | 21 (51) | 15 (19) | 22 (27) | 11 (27) | 14 (34) | 11 (20) | 17 (31) | 5 (29) | 5 (29) |
| Symptom met Index Positive Criterion* | 3/35=9% | 3/44=7% | 0% | 0% | 2/15=13% | 3/22=14% | 0% | 2/14=14% | 2/11=18% | 1/17=6% | 1/5=20% | 0% |
| Increased Abdominal Size | ||||||||||||
| Had Symptom at Any Frequency or Duration | 18 (15) | 29 (24) | 7 (17) | 13 (32) | 10 (12) | 15 (19) | 9 (22) | 5 (9) | 7 (13) | 3 (18) | 3 (18) | 4 (24) |
| Symptom met Index Positive Criterion* | 5/18=28% | 2/29=10% | 7/7=100% | 13/13=100% | 4/10=40% | 3/15=20% | 1/9=11% | 2/5=40% | 2/7=29% | 2/3 (67%) | 3/3=100% | 0% |
| Symptom Index** | ||||||||||||
| Positive | 10 (8) | 10 (8) | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 7 (9) | 10 (12) | 4 (10) | 5 (12) | 4 (7) | 5 (9) | 2 (12) | 0 (0) |
| Negative | 113 (92) | 113 (92) | 39 (95) | 41 (100) | 74 (91) | 71 (88) | 37 (90) | 36 (88) | 51 (93) | 50 (91) | 15 (88) | 17 (100) |
*
The symptom was index positive if the frequency of the symptom was > 12 times per month and the duration of the symptom was < 1 year. The percentage was calculated using the total number women who had the symptom as the denominator.
**
A woman was considered to have a positive Symptom Index if the frequency of the symptom was > 12 times per month and the duration of the symptom was < 1 year.