Table 4. Multivariate analyses of increasing, stable, biphasic and decreasing symptom prevalence in men.
| Age groups, years | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60–69 | 70–79 | 80+ | p*) | ||
| N | 243 | 612 | 680 | 2263 | 2636 | 856 | 363 | ||
| Increasing prevalence, % | |||||||||
| Leg pain | 11.9 | 20.0 | 24.7 | 21.0 | 24.2 | 24.5 | 41.4 | <0.0001 | |
| Joint pain | 11.9 | 17.8 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 25.2 | 19.7 | 20.8 | <0.005 | |
| Impaired hearing | 9.9 | 11.2 | 15.7 | 18.4 | 31.7 | 52.1 | 80.5 | <0.0001 | |
| Eye problems | 10.7 | 15.8 | 25.4 | 17.1 | 19.5 | 28.8 | 53.5 | <0.0001 | |
| Breathlessness | 9.1 | 9.5 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 15.6 | 20.7 | 33.1 | <0.0001 | |
| Dizziness | 13.6 | 16.1 | 14.4 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.4 | 32.4 | <0.0001 | |
| Cries easily | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 11.1 | <0.01 | |
| Constipation | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 9.1 | 17.9 | <0.0001 | |
| Difficulty passing urine | 0.01 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 17.7 | <0.0001 | |
| Stable prevalence, % | |||||||||
| Chest pain | 13.6 | 19.1 | 16.0 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 15.7 | 0.09 | |
| Feeling cold | 15.6 | 13.9 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 14.1 | 18.7 | 0.17 | |
| Biphasic prevalence, % | |||||||||
| Exhaustion | 24.7 | 40.0 | 36.0 | 18.7 | 9.9 | 4.6 | 6.2 | <0.0001 | |
| Overweight | 9.1 | 22.5 | 25.7 | 17.6 | 16.2 | 12.4 | 7.4 | <0.0001 | |
| Sweating | 10.7 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 13.6 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 | <0.05 | |
| Nervousness | 8.6 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 6.6 | 7.8 | <0.0005 | |
| Loss of weight | 5.3 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 10.4 | <0.001 | |
| Decreasing prevalence % | |||||||||
| Back pain | 35.0 | 44.0 | 46.3 | 33.7 | 32.0 | 21.7 | 23.3 | <0.0001 | |
| Melancholy | 36.2 | 40.0 | 41.8 | 23.9 | 19.5 | 15.2 | 19.9 | <0.0001 | |
| Difficulty relaxing | 27.6 | 36.1 | 31.2 | 22.6 | 15.3 | 9.8 | 11.1 | <0.0001 | |
| Irritability | 39.9 | 52.0 | 40.9 | 22.6 | 16.5 | 12.1 | 10.8 | <0.0001 | |
| Insomnia | 21.8 | 25.9 | 28.5 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 16.2 | 19.8 | <0.005 | |
| General fatigue | 65.0 | 70.4 | 39.0 | 18.1 | 12.7 | 9.5 | 13.1 | <0.0001 | |
| Restlessness | 40.7 | 36.6 | 28.4 | 17.4 | 12.6 | 7.4 | 10.9 | <0.001 | |
| Impaired concentration | 25.5 | 29.9 | 30.6 | 17.0 | 12.1 | 7.6 | 11.8 | <0.0001 | |
| Headache | 58.0 | 50.7 | 37.2 | 16.9 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 4.8 | <0.001 | |
| Cough | 31.7 | 31.8 | 20.3 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 14.3 | <0.0001 | |
| Abdominal pain | 26.7 | 27.5 | 17.8 | 15.3 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 9.5 | <0.0001 | |
| Diarrhea | 18.5 | 16.8 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | <0.0001 | |
| Nausea | 14.8 | 14.6 | 11.0 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | <0.0001 | |
| Poor appetite | 8.2 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.7 | <0.005 | |
*) p values refer to trends across age after adjustment for the influence of the covariates examination year, education, BMI, marital status and smoking in logistic regression models. The percentages were computed based on odds ratios.