Table 2. Odds ratios for GP contact with a symptom stratified in three different symptom categories.
| OR for GP contact with a symptom | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category 1: All symptoms | Category 2: Top five symptoms concerning likelihood of GP contact | Category 3: Bottom five symptoms concerning likelihood of GP contact | ||||||||
| OR crude | AOR | 95% CI | OR crude | AOR | 95% CI | OR crude | AOR | 95% CI | ||
| Sex a | ||||||||||
| Male | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Female | 0.96 | 1.02 | 0.97 to 1.06 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 1.05 to 1.33 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.89 to 1.08 | |
| Age, years a | ||||||||||
| 20–39 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 40–59 | 1.39 | 1.23 | 1.16 to 1.30 | 1.42 | 1.28 | 1.11 to 1.49 | 1.27 | 1.13 | 1.00 to 1.28 | |
| 60–79 | 2.44 | 2.21 | 2.09 to 2.34 | 2.77 | 2.46 | 2.10 to 2.87 | 2.42 | 2.07 | 1.83 to 2.34 | |
| ≥80 | 3.38 | 3.15 | 2.78 to 3.56 | 3.65 | 3.51 | 2.54 to 4.86 | 4.45 | 3.86 | 2.97 to 5.02 | |
| Influence on daily activities b | ||||||||||
| None at all, reference | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Slight | 1.53 | 1.49 | 1.42 to 1.57 | 1.11 | 1.07 | 0.89 to 1.29 | 1.85 | 1.66 | 1.46 to 1.89 | |
| Moderate | 2.86 | 2.65 | 2.51 to 2.79 | 1.78 | 1.72 | 1.42 to 2.08 | 3.73 | 3.11 | 2.71 to 3.55 | |
| Quite a bit | 4.89 | 4.35 | 4.12 to 4.60 | 2.89 | 2.72 | 2.22 to 3.34 | 6.49 | 5.06 | 4.37 to 5.87 | |
| Extreme | 9.33 | 7.62 | 7.12 to 8.15 | 4.84 | 4.25 | 3.31 to 5.46 | 13.34 | 9.67 | 8.01 to 11.69 | |
| Symptom concern b | ||||||||||
| None at all, reference | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Slight | 2.31 | 2.12 | 2.03 to 2.22 | 1.36 | 1.42 | 1.20 to 1.70 | 2.53 | 2.24 | 2.00 to 2.50 | |
| Moderate | 4.40 | 3.82 | 3.63 to 4.02 | 2.03 | 2.12 | 1.76 to 2.55 | 5.35 | 4.40 | 3.88 to 5.00 | |
| Quite a bit | 7.59 | 6.40 | 6.04 to 6.79 | 3.22 | 3.53 | 2.89 to 4.32 | 10.03 | 7.89 | 6.78 to 9.20 | |
| Extreme | 13.53 | 10.74 | 9.94 to 11.61 | 5.40 | 5.78 | 4.54 to 7.37 | 15.78 | 12.01 | 9.71 to 14.85 | |
| Symptom burden (total number of symptoms experienced) a | ||||||||||
| 1–2, reference | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 3–5 | 1.13 | 0.89 | 0.86 to 0.94 | 0.82 | 0.75 | 0.54 to 1.05 | 1.24 | 1.10 | 0.85 to 1.43 | |
| 6–10 | 1.34 | 0.86 | 0.81 to 0.92 | 0.67 | 0.55 | 0.40 to 0.76 | 1.67 | 1.20 | 0.93 to 1.55 | |
| 11–15 | 1.69 | 0.85 | 0.79 to 0.92 | 0.59 | 0.43 | 0.31 to 0.61 | 2.45 | 1.32 | 1.01 to 1.72 | |
| ≥16 | 2.36 | 0.97 | 0.87 to 1.08 | 0.60 | 0.45 | 0.31 to 0.64 | 4.00 | 1.58 | 1.19 to 2.10 | |
Category 1 = total symptom pool: all 44 different symptom experiences. Category 2 = top five symptoms with GP contact: blood in urine, shortness of breath, pain when urinating, coughing up blood, and lump or swollen lymph node. Category 3 = bottom five symptoms with GP contact: increase in waist circumference, abdominal bloating, constipation, change in stool texture, and change in stool frequency. AOR = adjusted odds ratio. OR = odds ratio. aAdjusted for general concern, concern about the symptom, influence on daily activities, age and sex. bAdjusted for general concern, symptom burden, age and sex.