Table 2.
Weighted prevalence estimates and Crude and adjusted odds ratios of reporting one or more cancer symptoms
|
Participants reporting of one or more symptoms |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 2 098 | weighted prevalence% (95% CI) | OR (crude) | 95% CI | OR (adjusted)* | 95% CI | ||
|
Sex |
Men |
908 |
40.7 (38.6 to 47.7) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| |
Women |
1 190 |
59.3 (57.2 to 61.4) |
1.22 |
1.11 to 1.34 |
1.19 |
1.09 to 1.31 |
|
Age, years |
20-39 |
191 |
31.9 (29.8 to 33.9) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| |
40-59 |
1 090 |
39.0 (36.9 to 41.1) |
0.98 |
0.83 to 1.16 |
0.96 |
0.81 to 1.14 |
| |
60-79 |
726 |
25.9 (24.0 to 27.8) |
0.75 |
0.63 to 0.89 |
0.71 |
0.60 to 0.85 |
| |
80-99 |
91 |
3.3 (2.5 to 4.0) |
0.53 |
0.41 to 0.69 |
0.48 |
0.37 to 0.63 |
|
Educational level |
Low |
634 |
27.7 (26.9 to 28.6) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| |
Medium |
852 |
42.7 (40.6 to 44.9) |
0.99 |
0.88 to 1.11 |
0.94 |
0.84 to 1.06 |
| |
High |
568 |
30.0 (28.0 to 32.0) |
1.02 |
0.91 to 1.16 |
0.95 |
0.83 to 1.08 |
|
Income level |
Low |
496 |
26.7 (24.8 to 28.6) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| |
Medium |
1 081 |
51.7 (49.6 to 53.9) |
1.11 |
0.99 to 1.24 |
0.98 |
0.87 to 1.11 |
| |
High |
521 |
21.6 (19.8 to 23.3) |
1.06 |
0.93 to 1.21 |
0.95 |
0.82 to 1.10 |
|
Labour market affiliation |
Working |
1 249 |
68.5 (66.4 to 70.5) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| |
Pensioners |
544 |
19.9 (18.2 to 21.7) |
0.76 |
0.68 to 0.85 |
0.93 |
0.78 to 1.10 |
| |
Out of workforce |
254 |
11.6 (10.2 to 13.0) |
1.61 |
1.38 to 1.88 |
1.59 |
1.36 to 1.86 |
|
Cohabitating status |
Single |
618 |
30.4 (28.4 to 32.4) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| |
Cohabitant / married |
1 480 |
69.6 (67.6 to 71.6) |
0.88 |
0.80 to 0.98 |
0.84 |
0.76 to 0.93 |
|
Cancer diagnosis |
No |
1 841 |
90.2 (88.9 to 91.5) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Yes | 257 | 9.8 (8.5 to 11.1) | 1.51 | 1.30 to 1.75 | 1.63 | 1.40 to 1.89 | |
(*adjusted for sex, age and having a cancer diagnosis.) Highlighted figures are statistically significant (p <0.05).