Table 1 Descriptive data on the study population
All women | Minimum one gynaecological alarm symptom | Pelvic pain | Pain during intercourse | Bleeding during intercourse | Postmenopausal bleeding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Total: | 24,632 (100.0) | 5019 (100.0) | 3564 (100.0) | 1909 (100.0) | 569 (100%) | 323 (100%) |
Age: | ||||||
<40 | 6292 (25.5) | 2263 (45.1) | 1840 (51.6) | 875 (45.8) | 308 (54.1) | |
40-59 | 10,283 (41.7) | 2113 (42.1) | 1396 (39.2) | 754 (39.5) | 206 (36.2) | 239 (74.0) |
≥60 | 8057 (32.7) | 643 (12.8) | 328 (9.2) | 280 (14.7) | 55 (9.7) | 84 (26.0) |
Concern for the symptom: | ||||||
Not at all | 1254 (35.2) | 475 (24.9) | 156 (27.4) | 179 (55.4) | ||
Slightly | 1185 (33.2) | 678 (35.5) | 206 (36.2) | 73 (22.6) | ||
Moderate | 624 (17.5) | 356 (18.6) | 94 (16.5) | 33 (10.2) | ||
Quite a bit | 341 (9.6) | 254 (13.3) | 69 (12.1) | 21 (6.5) | ||
Extremely | 160 (4.5) | 146 (7.6) | 44 (7.7) | 17 (5.3) | ||
Concern about current health: | ||||||
Not at all | 9190 (37.3) | 1264 (25.2) | ||||
Slightly | 10,309 (41.9) | 2307 (46.0) | ||||
Moderate | 3245 (13.2) | 829 (16.5) | ||||
Quite a bit | 1496 (6.1) | 483 (9.6) | ||||
Extremely | 392 (1.6) | 136 (2.7) | ||||
Doctor concern about current health: | ||||||
Yes | 2111 (8.6) | 538 (10.7) | ||||
No | 2017 (81.9) | 3904 (77.8) | ||||
I don’t know | 2350 (9.5) | 577 (11.5) | ||||
Family or social network concern about current health: | ||||||
Yes | 4903 (19.9) | 1417 (28.2) | ||||
No | 18,158 (73.7) | 3253 (64.8) | ||||
I don’t know | 1571 (6.4) | 349 (7.0) | ||||