Table 1.
Warning sign | Total | Men | Women | |||
% | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
Change in bowel or bladder habits | 32.70 | 32.68-32.72 | 31.50 | 31.47-31.53 | 33.80 | 33.77-33.83 |
A sore that does not heal | 43.20 | 43.18-43.22 | 40.40 | 40.37-40.43 | 45.60 | 45.57-45.63 |
Unusual bleeding or discharge | 47.70 | 47.68-47.72 | 43.00 | 42.97-43.03 | 51.40 | 51.37-51.43 |
Thickening or lump in breast and other organs | 67.40 | 67.38-67.42 | 56.90 | 56.87-56.93 | 76.80 | 76.78-76.82 |
Difficultly in swallowing | 33.60 | 33.58-33.62 | 30.20 | 30.17-30.23 | 36.50 | 36.47-36.53 |
Indigestion | 37.80 | 37.78-37.82 | 35.00 | 34.97-35.03 | 40.30 | 40.27-40.33 |
Change in a wart or mole | 49.80 | 49.78-49.82 | 44.70 | 44.67-44.73 | 54.50 | 54.47-54.53 |
Nagging cough or hoarseness | 42.40 | 42.38-42.42 | 38.10 | 38.07-38.13 | 46.20 | 46.17-46.23 |
Unexplained loss in weight | 59.20 | 59.18-59.22 | 56.10 | 56.07-56.13 | 61.90 | 61.87-61.93 |
CI=Confidence interval