Table 3 Number of cough presentations adjusted weekly rate of GP presentations for cough and four control symptoms in patients aged 50 years and cough presentations by age group.
From: Evaluation of a national lung cancer symptom awareness campaign in Wales
2015; n | 2016; n | Change (n) | % change | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of presentations per practice per week in patients over the age of 50 (adjusteda) | |||||
Cough | |||||
Pre-campaign | 7.9 | 7.6 | −0.3 | −3.1 | |
Campaign | 6.0 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 28.9 | <0.001 |
Post-campaign | 8.1 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | |
Urinary tract infection | |||||
Pre-campaign | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | |
Campaign | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 0.77 |
Post-campaign | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 6.3 | |
Neck pain | |||||
Pre-campaign | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 3.0 | |
Campaign | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.26 |
Post-campaign | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | −2.2 | |
Shoulder pain | |||||
Pre-campaign | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.9 | |
Campaign | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 0.23 |
Post-campaign | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | |
Knee pain | |||||
Pre-campaign | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 2.1 | |
Campaign | 2.9 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 0.37 |
Post-campaign | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | |
Number of presentations for cough symptom during the campaign period (July and August 2016) and corresponding time period in the previous year (July and August 2015) by age group | |||||
Age group | |||||
0–9 | 5745 | 6612 | 867 | 15.1 | <0.001 |
10–19 | 1870 | 2061 | 191 | 10.2 | 0.002 |
20–29 | 2112 | 2561 | 449 | 21.3 | <0.001 |
30–39 | 2155 | 2747 | 592 | 27.5 | <0.001 |
40–49 | 3075 | 3673 | 598 | 19.4 | <0.001 |
50–59 | 4197 | 5324 | 1127 | 26.9 | <0.001 |
60–69 | 5374 | 6605 | 1231 | 22.9 | <0.001 |
70–79 | 4676 | 5900 | 1224 | 26.2 | <0.001 |
80+ | 3050 | 3678 | 628 | 20.6 | <0.001 |
Total aged 50+ | 17,297 | 21,507 | 4210 | 24.3 | <0.001 |
Total all ages | 32,254 | 39,161 | 6907 | 21.4 | <0.001 |
