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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 19.
Published in final edited form as: Oncol Nurs Forum. 2008 Jan;35(1):E1–E11. doi: 10.1188/08.ONF.E1-E11

Table 3.

Symptom Prevalence

Overall
(N = 1,046)
Rheumatoid Arthritis
(N = 639)
Urinary Incontinence
(N = 407)
If Significant
at p ≤ 0.001
Symptom n % n % n % χ2 p ORa 95% CI
Joint pain 829 80 584 92 245 61 144.8 < 0.001 0.14 0.10, 0.20
Fatigue 622 60 470 73 152 38 130.2 < 0.001 0.22 0.17, 0.29
Mobility problems 576 55 348 55 228 56
Back pain 527 51 320 51 207 51
Generalized pain 481 47 389 62 92 23 147.6 < 0.001 0.18 0.14, 0.25
Insomnia 423 41 295 46 128 32 20.8 < 0.001 0.55 0.42, 0,71
Frequent urination 404 39 186 29 218 54 65.9 < 0.001 2.90 2.20, 3.80
Visual problems 377 37 229 36 148 39
Balance problems 340 33 178 28 162 40 16.0 < 0.001 1.70 1.30, 2.20
Arm or leg weakness 328 32 240 38 88 22 28.4 < 0.001 0.46 0.35, 0.62
Weight gain 298 29 238 38 60 15 60.7 < 0.001 0.29 0.21, 0.40
Hearing problems 269 25 130 20 130 32 17.7 < 0.001 1.80 1.40, 2.40
Dyspnea 254 24 161 25 93 23
Itching 219 21 156 25 63 16 11.5 0.001 0.58 0.42, 0.79
Orthostatic dizziness 188 18 115 18 72 18
Constipation 176 17 100 16 76 19
Night sweats 167 16 128 20 39 10 19.4 < 0.001 0.42 0.29, 0.63
Overeating 165 16 120 19 45 11 10.7 0.001 0.54 0.38, 0.79
Skin rash 164 16 114 18 50 13
Diarrhea 133 13 108 17 25 6 25.4 < 0.001 0.33 0.21, 0.51
Palpitations 122 12 83 13 39 10
Nonorthostatic dizziness 095 9 63 10 32 8
Anorexia 92 9 62 10 30 8
Nausea 86 8 80 13 6 2 39.7 < 0.001 0.11 0.05, 0.24
Abdominal pain 82 8 58 9 24 6
Chest pain 71 7 43 7 28 7
Weight loss 65 6 52 40 13 3 10.2 0.001 0.38 0.20, 070
Arm or leg paralysis 20 2 9 1 11 3
Fever 19 2 17 3 2 < 1
Vomiting 13 1 13 2
Syncope 9 1 6 1 3 1
a

Urinary incontinence versus rheumatoid arthritis

CI—confidence interval; OR—odds ratio