From: Age-specific symptom prevalence in women 35–64 years old: A population-based study
Age groups | p across age *) | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–64 | ||
n | 426 | 514 | 602 | 541 | 418 | 490 | |
Increasing prevalence | |||||||
Insomnia | 28.1 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 34.1 | 36.2 | 38.4 | <0.005 |
Leg pain | 27.0 | 28.8 | 30.7 | 32.7 | 34.7 | 36.7 | <0.005 |
Joint pain | 27.0 | 28.5 | 30.1 | 31.7 | 33.3 | 35.0 | |
Eye problems | 16.2 | 20.7 | 24.3 | 26.2 | 26.3 | 24.6 | <0.005 |
Impaired hearing | 9.4 | 10.9 | 12.6 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 19.3 | <0.0001 |
Stable prevalence | |||||||
Difficulty relaxing | 37.1 | 40.0 | 41.3 | 41.0 | 39.1 | 35.8 | |
Restlessness | 35.3 | 34.4 | 33.5 | 32.5 | 31.6 | 30.7 | |
Overweight | 32.5 | 32.8 | 33.2 | 33.5 | 33.8 | 34.1 | |
Coughing | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 24.0 | 24.0 | |
Breathlessness | 16.6 | 17.1 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 18.9 | |
Diarrhoea | 16.1 | 13.3 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 12.7 | |
Chest pain | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.0 | |
Constipation | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.5 | |
Nervousness | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.4 | |
Poor appetite | 5.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | |
Weight loss | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | |
Difficulty urinating | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
Biphasic prevalence | |||||||
Impaired concentration | 28.1 | 31.3 | 32.2 | 30.7 | 27.0 | 21.6 | <0.001 |
Sweating | 14.1 | 25.0 | 34.1 | 38.1 | 35.9 | 28.2 | <0.0001 |
Decreasing prevalence | |||||||
General fatigue | 83.4 | 78.2 | 71.8 | 64.4 | 56.3 | 47.8 | <0.0001 |
Headache | 74.2 | 67.3 | 59.7 | 51.5 | 43.3 | 35.4 | <0.0001 |
Irritability | 66.1 | 59.1 | 51.8 | 44.4 | 37.2 | 30.5 | <0.0001 |
Melancholy | 60.1 | 58.3 | 56.4 | 54.6 | 52.7 | 50.8 | <0.01 |
Backache | 55.2 | 52.1 | 48.9 | 45.8 | 42.7 | 39.6 | <0.0001 |
Exhaustion | 45.4 | 45.6 | 43.2 | 38.1 | 30.9 | 22.5 | <0.001 |
Feeling cold | 40.7 | 36.0 | 31.6 | 27.5 | 23.7 | 20.3 | <0.0001 |
Crying easily | 38.6 | 35.5 | 32.4 | 29.5 | 26.8 | 24.3 | <0.0001 |
Abdominal pain | 32.2 | 28.7 | 25.4 | 22.3 | 19.6 | 17.1 | <0.0001 |
Dizziness | 27.3 | 24.9 | 22.6 | 20.6 | 18.6 | 16.8 | <0.0005 |
Nausea | 17.9 | 15.7 | 13.6 | 11.8 | 10.2 | 8.8 | <0.0001 |