Table 4.
The proportion of contacts to professional, personal and ‘use of neither personal nor professional’ relation with regard to the 44 different symptom experiences
| Type of symptom | Number of symptoms | Use of professional relations | Use of personal relations | Use of neither personal nor professional |
| N | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Tiredness | 23 880 | 8040 (33.7) | 19 505 (81.7) | 3890 (16.3) |
| Night-time urination | 23 337 | 4565 (19.6) | 14 266 (61.1) | 8456 (36.2) |
| Lack of energy | 17 952 | 5878 (32.7) | 14 026 (78.1) | 3460 (19.3) |
| Headache | 17 564 | 6438 (36.6) | 13 135 (74.8) | 3900 (22.2) |
| Back pain | 15 474 | 10 809 (69.8) | 13 478 (87.1) | 1363 (8.8) |
| Abdominal bloating | 14 238 | 3627 (25.5) | 9074 (63.7) | 4687 (32.9) |
| Memory problems | 9480 | 3010 (31.7) | 7345 (77.5) | 1903 (20.1) |
| Abdominal pain | 9365 | 4150 (44.3) | 7434 (79.4) | 1627 (17.4) |
| Coughing | 8535 | 2899 (33.9) | 5579 (65.4) | 2575 (30.2) |
| Concentration problems | 8728 | 2972 (34.1) | 5817 (69.6) | 2240 (26.8) |
| Change in stool texture | 8207 | 2216 (27.0) | 4049 (49.3) | 3662 (44.6) |
| Dizziness | 7604 | 3570 (46.9) | 5687 (74.8) | 1592 (20.9) |
| Feeling unwell | 7160 | 2814 (39.3) | 5954 (83.2) | 984 (13.7) |
| Constipation | 6980 | 1885 (27.0) | 3251 (46.6) | 3279 (47.0) |
| Increase in waist circumference | 6308 | 1385 (22.0) | 4195 (66.5) | 1928 (30.6) |
| Change in stool frequency | 6199 | 1654 (26.7) | 3232 (52.1) | 2632 (42.5) |
| Diarrhoea | 6184 | 1730 (28.0) | 3401 (55.0) | 2469 (39.9) |
| Nausea | 6007 | 2098 (34.9) | 4559 (75.9) | 1248 (20.8) |
| Swollen legs | 5850 | 3154 (53.9) | 4342 (74.2) | 1112 (19.0) |
| Difficulty in emptying the bladder | 5546 | 2106 (38.0) | 2935 (52.9) | 2143 (38.6) |
| Frequent urination | 5024 | 1836 (36.5) | 3108 (61.9) | 1616 (32.2) |
| Stress incontinence | 4658 | 1352 (29.0) | 2633 (56.5) | 1765 (37.9) |
| Erectile dysfunction* | 4161 | 1743 (41.8) | 3030 (72.8) | 909 (21.8) |
| Pelvic pain* | 3848 | 1505 (39.1) | 2595 (67.4) | 1081 (28.1) |
| Shortness of breath | 3789 | 2520 (66.5) | 2994 (79.0) | 537 (14.2) |
| Hoarseness | 3654 | 1.036 (28.3) | 2227 (60.9) | 1264 (34.6) |
| Urge incontinence | 2952 | 1118 (37.9) | 1861 (63.0) | 897 (30.4) |
| Loss of appetite | 2949 | 902 (30.6) | 1900 (64.4) | 922 (31.3) |
| Blood in stool/rectal bleeding | 2191 | 1.002 (45.7) | 1267 (57.8) | 744 (34.0) |
| Pelvic pain during intercourse* | 2037 | 784 (38.5) | 1609 (79.0) | 359 (17.6) |
| Fever | 1905 | 642 (33.7) | 1507 (79.1) | 324 (17.0) |
| Difficulty swallowing | 1645 | 818 (49.7) | 1215 (73.9) | 340 (20.7) |
| Weight loss | 1407 | 520 (37.0) | 1044 (74.2) | 314 (22.3) |
| Incontinence without stress/urge | 1102 | 547 (49.6) | 654 (59.3) | 332 (30.1) |
| Pain/burning when urinating | 997 | 594 (59.6) | 654 (65.6) | 243 (24.4) |
| Lump/swollen lymph nodes | 784 | 413 (52.7) | 543 (69.3) | 185 (23.6) |
| Black stool | 740 | 194 (26.2) | 246 (33.2) | 429 (58.0) |
| Vaginal bleeding after intercourse* | 600 | 258 (47.5) | 456 (76.0) | 110 (18.3) |
| Repeated vomiting | 600 | 300 (50.0) | 502 (83.7) | 75 (12.5) |
| Postmenopausal bleeding* | 342 | 156 (45.6) | 217 (63.5) | 99 (28.9) |
| Blood in urine | 272 | 233 (85.7) | 217 (79.8) | 27 (9.9) |
| Blood in semen* | 90 | 57 (63.3) | 51 (56.7) | 27 (30.0) |
| Coughing up blood | 59 | 35 (59.3) | 41 (69.5) | 13 (22.0) |
| Blood in vomit | 43 | 20 (46.5) | 30 (69.8) | 12 (27.9) |
The total number of symptom experiences was 260 079.
*Gender-specific symptoms.