Table 1. Study sample‘s sociodemographic variables and symptoms in the last three weeks (n = 1057).
| Aged 40–49 years, n (%) | Aged 0–59 years, n (%) | Total, n (%) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||
| Men | 281 (54.5) | 283 (52.3) | 564 (53.4) | 0.484 | |
| Women | 235 (45.5) | 258 (47.7) | 493 (46.6) | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Single or divorced or separated | 166 (32.2) | 196 (36.2) | 362 (34.2) | 0.165 | |
| Married or cohabiting | 350 (67.8) | 345 (63.8) | 695 (65.8) | ||
| Education | |||||
| No A-levels | 170 (32.9) | 225 (41.6) | 395 (37.4) | 0.004 | |
| A-levels | 346 (67.1) | 316 (58.4) | 662 (62.6) | ||
| Paid employment | |||||
| No | 109 (21.1) | 201 (37.2) | 310 (29.3) | <0.001 | |
| Yes | 407 (78.9) | 340 (62.8) | 747 (70.7) | ||
| Ethnic group | |||||
| White | 461 (89.3) | 510 (94.3) | 971 (91.9) | 0.003 | |
| BAME | 55 (10.7) | 31 (5.7) | 86 (8.1) | ||
| Numeracy question | |||||
| Wrong | 227 (44.0) | 241 (44.5) | 468 (44.3) | 0.856 | |
| Correct | 289 (56.0) | 300 (55.5) | 589 (55.7) | ||
| Own perceived risk | |||||
| Lower | 87 (16.9) | 91 (16.8) | 178 (16.8) | 0.436 | |
| Same | 369 (71.5) | 400 (73.9) | 769 (72.8) | ||
| Higher | 60 (11.6) | 50 (9.2) | 110 (10.4) | ||
| Constipation | |||||
| Not at all | 429 (83.1) | 424 (78.7) | 853 (80.9) | 0.065 | |
| Occ/frequ | 87 (16.9) | 115 (21.3) | 202 (19.1) | ||
| Diarrhoea | |||||
| Not at all | 411 (80.0) | 430 (79.6) | 841 (79.8) | 0.893 | |
| Occ/frequ | 103 (20.0) | 110 (20.4) | 213 (20.2) | ||
| Bowel incontinence | |||||
| Not at all | 500 (97.3) | 521 (96.5) | 1021 (96.9) | 0.459 | |
| Occ/frequ | 14 (2.7) | 19 (3.5) | 33 (3.1) | ||
| Indigestion | |||||
| Not at all | 533 (79.8) | 491 (73.9) | 1024 (76.8) | 0.024 | |
| Occ/frequ | 245 (20.2) | 270 (26.1) | 515 (23.2) | ||
BAME = black and minority ethnic. Occ/frequ = occassionally or frequently