Table 3 Prevalence of symptoms and GP contacts, stratified on gender. Proportions of GP-contacts were ranked from 1 to 42 according to frequency

Tiredness

Men

10 642

45.8

1 923

18.3

[17.5–19.0]

28

<0.001

Women

13 895

52.5

2 984

21.7

[21.0–22.4]

26

Night-time urination

Men

11 424

49.2

1 928

17.0

[16.3–17.7]

31

<0.001

Women

12 511

47.3

1 096

8.9

[8.4–9.4]

42

Lack of energy

Men

8 215

35.3

1 437

17.7

[16.8–18.5]

29

<0.001

Women

10 257

38.8

2 162

21.4

[20.6–22.2]

27

Headache

Men

6 675

28.7

1 016

15.3

[14.5–16.2]

36

<0.001

Women

11 303

42.7

2 143

19.2

[18.4–19.9]

34

Back pain

Men

7 067

30.4

2 468

35.2

[34.1–36.3]

10

0.437

Women

8 858

33.5

3 022

34.6

[33.6–35.6]

8

Abdominal bloating

Men

5 073

21.8

674

13.5

[21.5–14.5]

38

0.101

Women

9 639

36.4

1 190

12.5

[11.9–13.2]

40

Memory problems

Men

4 177

18.0

691

16.8

[15.7–18.0]

32

0.001

Women

5 647

21.3

1 080

19.5

[18.4–20.5]

33

Abdominal pain

Men

3 273

14.1

1 002

31.3

[29.7–32.9]

16

<0.001

Women

6 492

24.5

1 657

26.0

[25.0–27.2]

19

Coughing

Men

4 212

18.1

953

22.9

[21.6–24.2]

24

0.002

Women

4 592

17.4

1 167

25.7

[24.5–27.0]

21

Concentration problems

Men

3 566

15.3

687

19.5

[18.2–20.9]

26

0.089

Women

5 096

19.3

1 055

21.0

[19.9–22.2]

28

Change in stool texture

Men

3 858

16.6

542

14.3

[13.2–15.4]

37

0.083

Women

4 685

17.7

718

15.6

[14.6–16.7]

37

Dizziness

Men

3 101

13.3

961

31.3

[29.7–33.0]

15

0.557

Women

4 788

18.1

1 446

30.7

[29.4–32.0]

14

Feeling unwell

Men

3 042

13.1

831

27.7

[26.1–29.3]

19

0.337

Women

4 369

16.5

1 234

28.7

[27.4–30.1]

15

Constipation

Men

2 422

10.4

317

13.3

[12.0–14.7]

39

0.542

Women

4 809

18.2

653

13.8

[12.9–14.8]

39

Increase in waist circumference

Men

2 266

9.7

217

9.7

[8.5–11.0]

40

0.002

Women

4 282

16.2

516

12.3

[11.3–13.3]

41

Change in stool frequency

Men

2 757

11.9

444

16.5

[15.1–17.9]

33

0.308

Women

3 709

14.0

565

15.5

[14.4–16.7]

38

Diarrhoea

Men

2 946

12.7

476

16.4

[15.1–17.8]

34

0.436

Women

3 439

13.0

581

17.1

[15.9–18.5]

35

Nausea

Men

1 887

8.1

391

21.1

[19.2–23.0]

25

0.522

Women

4 369

16.5

873

20.4

[19.2–21.6]

29

Swollen legs

Men

1 953

8.4

870

45.1

[42.8–47.3]

4

<0.001

Women

4 103

15.5

1 354

33.5

[32.1–35.0]

10

Difficulty in emptying the bladder

Men

3 365

14.5

995

29.9

[28.4–31.5]

17

<0.001

Women

2 366

8.9

539

23.1

[21.4–24–9]

25

Frequent urination

Men

2 597

11.2

738

28.8

[27.0–30.6]

18

<0.001

Women

2 637

10.0

624

24.2

[22.5–25.9]

24

Stress incontinence

Men

256

1.1

90

35.7

[29.8–42.0]

9

<0.001

Women

4 541

17.2

762

17.0

[15.9–18.1]

36

Erectile dysfunction^a

Men

4 289

18.5

1 362

32.1

[30.7–33.5]

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Pelvic pain^a

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Women

3 963

15.0

1 008

25.8

[24.4–27.2]

20

Shortness of breath

Men

1 912

8.3

960

50.9

[48.6–53.2]

2

0.139

Women

2 048

7.7

976

48.5

[46.3–50.7]

4

Hoarseness

Men

1 677

7.2

293

17.7

[15.9–19.6]

30

0.147

Women

2 105

8.0

405

19.6

[17.9–21.3]

32

Urge incontinence

Men

1 184

5.1

322

27.7

[25.2–30.4]

20

0.102

Women

1 896

7.2

468

25.0

[23.1–27.1]

23

Loss of appetite

Men

1 359

5.8

256

19.2

[17.1–21.4]

27

0.767

Women

1 720

6.5

330

19.6

[17.7–21.6]

31

Blood in stool/rectal bleeding

Men

1 103

4.7

366

33.7

[30.9–36.6]

12

0.963

Women

1 182

4.5

392

33.8

[31.1–36.6]

9

Pelvic pain during intercourse^a

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Women

2 091

7.9

552

26.6

[24.7–28.6]

18

Fever

Men

841

3.6

211

25.3

[22.4–28.4]

22

0.18

Women

1 111

4.2

306

28.0

[25.4–30.8]

16

Difficulty swallowing

Men

781

3.4

254

33.2

[29.9–36.7]

13

0.205

Women

946

3.6

332

36.2

[33.1–39.4]

7

Weight loss

Men

768

3.3

185

24.8

[21.7–28.1]

23

0.758

Women

722

2.7

178

25.5

[22.3–28.9]

22

Incontinence without stress/urge

Men

328

1.4

111

34.7

[29.5–40.2]

11

0.703

Women

830

3.1

272

33.5

[30.3–36.9]

11

Pain/burning when urinating

Men

384

1.5

156

41.4

[36.4–46.5]

6

0.002

Women

662

2.5

333

51.5

[47.5–55.4]

3

Lump/swollen lymph nodes

Men

268

1.2

109

40.8

[34.9–47.0]

7

0.784

Women

543

2.1

223

41.8

[37.6–46.2]

5

Black stool

Men

451

1.9

68

15.4

[12.1–19.1]

35

0.093

Women

328

1.2

64

20.1

[15.8–24.9]

30

Repeated vomiting

Men

243

1.0

62

26.8

[21.2–33.0]

21

0.006

Women

400

1.5

146

37.6

[32.8–42.7]

6

Vaginal bleeding after intercourse^a

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Women

612

2.3

187

30.9

[27.2–34.7]

13

Postmenopausal bleeding^a

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Women

370

1.4

118

33.1

[28.2–38.2]

12

Blood in urine

Men

125

0.5

86

69.9

[61.0–77.9]

1

0.272

Women

159

0.6

116

75.8

[68.2–82.4]

1

Blood in semen^a

Men

94

0.4

45

48.9

[38.3–59.6]

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Coughing up blood

Men

42

0.2

18

43.9

[28.5–60.3]

5

0.415

Women

20

0.1

11

55.0

[31.5–76.9]

2

Blood in vomit

Men

32

0.1

11

39.3

[21.5–59.4]

8

0.683

Women

22

0.1

6

33.3

[13.3–59.0]

17