Table 2 Weighted prevalence estimates and Crude and adjusted odds ratios of reporting one or more cancer symptoms
Participants reporting of one or more symptoms | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 2 098 | weighted prevalence% (95% CI) | OR (crude) | 95% CI | OR (adjusted)* | 95% CI | ||
Sex | Men | 908 | 40.7 (38.6 to 47.7) | 1 | 1 | ||
Women | 1 190 | 59.3 (57.2 to 61.4) | 1.22 | 1.11 to 1.34 | 1.19 | 1.09 to 1.31 | |
Age, years | 20-39 | 191 | 31.9 (29.8 to 33.9) | 1 | 1 | ||
40-59 | 1 090 | 39.0 (36.9 to 41.1) | 0.98 | 0.83 to 1.16 | 0.96 | 0.81 to 1.14 | |
60-79 | 726 | 25.9 (24.0 to 27.8) | 0.75 | 0.63 to 0.89 | 0.71 | 0.60 to 0.85 | |
80-99 | 91 | 3.3 (2.5 to 4.0) | 0.53 | 0.41 to 0.69 | 0.48 | 0.37 to 0.63 | |
Educational level | Low | 634 | 27.7 (26.9 to 28.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
Medium | 852 | 42.7 (40.6 to 44.9) | 0.99 | 0.88 to 1.11 | 0.94 | 0.84 to 1.06 | |
High | 568 | 30.0 (28.0 to 32.0) | 1.02 | 0.91 to 1.16 | 0.95 | 0.83 to 1.08 | |
Income level | Low | 496 | 26.7 (24.8 to 28.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
Medium | 1 081 | 51.7 (49.6 to 53.9) | 1.11 | 0.99 to 1.24 | 0.98 | 0.87 to 1.11 | |
High | 521 | 21.6 (19.8 to 23.3) | 1.06 | 0.93 to 1.21 | 0.95 | 0.82 to 1.10 | |
Labour market affiliation | Working | 1 249 | 68.5 (66.4 to 70.5) | 1 | 1 | ||
Pensioners | 544 | 19.9 (18.2 to 21.7) | 0.76 | 0.68 to 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.78 to 1.10 | |
Out of workforce | 254 | 11.6 (10.2 to 13.0) | 1.61 | 1.38 to 1.88 | 1.59 | 1.36 to 1.86 | |
Cohabitating status | Single | 618 | 30.4 (28.4 to 32.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
Cohabitant / married | 1 480 | 69.6 (67.6 to 71.6) | 0.88 | 0.80 to 0.98 | 0.84 | 0.76 to 0.93 | |
Cancer diagnosis | No | 1 841 | 90.2 (88.9 to 91.5) | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 257 | 9.8 (8.5 to 11.1) | 1.51 | 1.30 to 1.75 | 1.63 | 1.40 to 1.89 | |