Table 1 Characteristics of the study population and proportions of involvement of relations, classified by symptom
Study sample | Prolonged coughing | Shortness of breath | Haemoptysis | Prolonged hoarseness | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total; n(%) | 35,958(100.0) | 3187(8.9) | 2882(8.0) | 39(0.1) | 1316(3.7) |
Sex | |||||
Male | 17,058(47.4) | 1583(49.7) | 1439(49.9) | 24(61.5) | 651(49.5) |
Female | 18,900(52.6) | 1604(50.3) | 1443(50.1) | 15(38.5) | 665(50.5) |
Age | |||||
40–54 years | 14,567(40.5) | 924(29.0) | 996(34.6) | 15(38.5) | 327(24.8) |
55–69 years | 15,479(43.0) | 1546(48.5) | 1209(42.0) | 15(38.5) | 601(45.7) |
70- years | 5912(16.4) | 717(22.5) | 677(23.5) | 9(23.1) | 388(29.5) |
Smoking status | |||||
Never | 15,063(41.9) | 930(29.2) | 824(28.6) | 15(38.5) | 439(33.4) |
Former | 13,389(37.2) | 989(31.0) | 1219(42.3) | 16(41.0) | 568(43.2) |
Current | 7506(20.9) | 1268(39.8) | 839(29.1) | 8(20.5) | 309(23.5) |
Number of symptoms | |||||
1 | - | 2021(63.4) | 1870(64.9) | 15(38.5) | 625(47.5) |
2 | - | 952(29.9) | 799(27.7) | 14(35.9) | 483(36.7) |
3 | - | 211(6.6) | 210(7.3) | 7(17.9) | 205(15.6) |
4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Available social network | |||||
Yes | 4040 (11.2) | 476 (14.9) | 510 (17.7) | 11 (28.2) | 210 (16.0) |
No | 31,918 (88.8) | 2711 (85.1) | 2372 (82.3) | 28 (71.8) | 1106 (84.0) |
Personal relations | |||||
Spouse | - | 1851(58.1) | 1802(62.5) | 18(46.2) | 675(51.3) |
Child | - | 669(21.0) | 872(30.3) | 11(28.2) | 294(22.3) |
Parent | - | 133(4.2) | 212(7.4) | < 5* | 46(3.5) |
Colleague/Classmate | - | 259(8.1) | 303(10.5) | < 5* | 107(8.1) |
Friend | - | 461(14.5) | 652(22.6) | 8(20.5) | 197(15.0) |
Neighbour | - | 119(3.7) | 169(5.9) | 0* | 49(3.7) |
Other personal | - | 107(3.4) | 160(5.6) | 5(12.8) | 46(3.5) |
No personal | - | 937(29.4) | 549(19.0) | 11(28.2) | 447(34.0) |
Professional relations | |||||
General practitioner | - | 1192(37.4) | 1570(54.5) | 21(53.8) | 412(31.3) |
Another doctor | - | 750(23.5) | 1176(40.8) | 20(51.3) | 339(25.8) |
Physiotherapist/Chiropractic | - | 34(1.1) | 115(4.0) | < 5* | 14(1.1) |
Home carer/Nurse | - | 29(0.9) | 51(1.8) | < 5* | 14(1.1) |
Pharmacy staff | - | 117(3.7) | 79(2.7) | 0 | 26(2.0) |
Alternative therapist | - | 67(2.1) | 102(3.5) | 0 | 21(1.6) |
Other professional | - | 193(6.1) | 232(8.0) | < 5* | 73(5.5) |
No professional | - | 1631(51.2) | 898(31.2) | 13(33.3) | 738(56.1) |
No relations involved | |||||
None | - | 725(22.7) | 356(12.4) | 7(17.9) | 363(27.6) |