Table 2.

Differences in Symptom OCCURRENCE Rates Across the Four Older Age Groups

Symptom	60 to <65	65 to <70	70 to <75	≥75	Ordinal Age Four Levels
	%	%	%	%	OR	CI
Pain	66.7	50.0	59.2	53.7	0.89	0.73, 1.09
Lack of energy	66.7	66.0	76.3	68.3	1.07	0.87, 1.33
Feeling drowsy	52.6	52.1	57.9	52.4	1.02	0.84, 1.24
Difficulty sleeping	50.0	43.6	50.0	36.6	0.87	0.72, 1.06
Difficulty concentrating	42.3	36.2	43.4	26.8	0.84	0.69, 1.03
Worrying	37.2	27.7	40.8	24.4	0.89	0.72, 1.10
Dry mouth	37.2	44.7	50.0	36.6	1.01	0.83, 1.23
Sweats	35.9	31.9	36.8	20.7	0.82	0.67, 1.02
Constipation	34.6	23.4	32.9	34.1	1.05	0.85, 1.29
Feeling irritable	34.6	33.0	35.5	25.6	0.89	0.72, 1.10
Numbness/tingling in hands/feet	33.3	23.4	27.6	30.5	0.99	0.79, 1.22
Problems with urination	33.3	36.2	36.8	37.8	1.06	0.87, 1.30
Feeling sad	32.1	30.9	34.2	28.0	0.96	0.78, 1.19
Cough	30.8	39.4	34.2	36.6	1.05	0.86, 1.29
Changes in the way food tastes	28.2	30.9	27.6	32.9	1.05	0.85, 1.30
Problems with sexual interest	28.2	28.7	25.0	7.3	0.67 b	0.52, .85
Shortness of breath	28.2	34.0	38.2	28.0	1.01	0.82, 1.25
Changes in skin	26.9	21.3	17.1	15.9	0.79	0.62, 1.02
Nausea	24.4	24.5	31.6	23.2	1.02	0.81, 1.27
I don’t look like myself	24.4	19.1	19.7	20.7	0.94	0.74, 1.20
Feeling nervous	24.4	25.5	35.5	22.0	1.01	0.81, 1.26
Weight loss	23.1	21.3	28.9	19.5	0.98	0.78, 1.24
Lack of appetite	23.1	26.6	39.5	34.1	1.24 a	1.00, 1.54
Feeling bloated	21.8	19.1	22.4	13.4	0.87	0.67, 1.11
Diarrhea	20.5	18.1	26.3	23.2	1.10	0.87, 1.40
Hair loss	15.4	24.5	15.8	17.1	0.97	0.75, 1.25
Dizziness	15.4	19.1	22.4	28.0	1.28 a	1.01, 1.64
Itching	14.1	23.4	31.6	23.2	1.21	0.96, 1.53
Difficulty swallowing	12.8	13.8	17.1	17.1	1.13	0.86, 1.49
Mouth sores	10.3	7.4	19.7	14.6	1.26	0.94, 1.70
Vomiting	10.3	10.6	10.5	12.2	1.06	0.78, 1.45
Swelling of arms or legs	7.7	17.0	21.1	19.5	1.33 a	1.02, 1.74

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

^aP <0.05,

^bP<0.01.