Table 3.
Web survey results for symptom frequency and severity.
| Symptom | Study participants reporting symptom n (%) |
How important is it that this symptom improve for you?† | In the past 7 days, how often did you feel X?†† | During the past 24 hours, how severe was X at its worst?δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdominal pain | Average (SD, median) | 2.3 (0.9, 2.5) | 2.2 (1.2, 2) | 1.6 (0.9, 1) |
| Pressure in abdomen | Average (SD, median) | 2.3 (0.7, 2) | 2.0 (1.3, 1) | 1.8 (1.2, 1) |
| Feel full after eating only a small amount of food | Average (SD, median) | 1.9 (0.7, 2) | 2.6 (1.5, 2) | 2.3 (1.5, 2) |
| Bloating | Average (SD, median) | 2.5 (0.5, 2.5) | 3.2 (1.5, 3.5) | 3.0 (2.0, 3) |
| Gastrointestinal pain | Average (SD, median) | 2.8 (0.4, 3) | 3.3 (1.5, 4) | 3.0 (1.7, 3.5) |
| Muscle pain | Average (SD, median) | 2.5 (0.6, 2.5) | 3.2 (1.3, 3) | 2.7 (1.0, 2.5) |
| (Females only) heavy menstrual flow | Average (SD, median) | 1.7 (1.5, 2) | 2.0 (1.7, 1) | 2.0 (1.7, 1) |
| Bone pain | Average (SD, median) | 2.3 (0.6, 2) | 2.3 (0.6, 2) | 2.3 (0.6, 2) |
| (Females only) painful menstruation | Average (SD, median) | 2.5 (0.7, 2.5) | 2.5 (2.1, 2.5) | 2.0 (1.4, 2) |
| Shortness of breath | Average (SD, median) | 1.5 (0.7, 1.5) | 1.5 (0.7, 1.5) | 1.0 (0, 1) |
| Chest pain | Average (SD, median) | 3.0 (0, 3) | 1.0 (0, 1) | 1.0 (0, 1) |
| Cough | Average (SD, median) | 1.5 (0.7, 1.5) | 1.5 (0.7, 1.5) | 1.5 (0.7, 1.5) |
†0: not important, 1: somewhat important, 2: important, and 3: extremely important.
††1: never, 2: rarely, 3: occasionally, 4: frequently, and 5: almost constantly.
δ1: none, 2: mild, 3: moderate, 4: severe, and 5: very severe.