Table 1 Symptom prevalences and proportions of contacts to the general practitioner.
Prolonged coughing | Shortness of breath | Hemoptysis | Prolonged hoarseness | Changes to a familiar cough | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total n | Symptom experience n (%) | GP contact n (%) | Symptom experience n (%) | GP contact n (%) | Symptom experience n (%) | GP contact n (%) | Symptom experience n (%) | GP contact n (%) | Symptom experience n (%) | GP contact n (%) | |
Total | 21,920 | 3134 (14.3) | 1181 (37.7) | 2248 (10.3) | 1344 (59.8) | 55 (0.3) | 23 (41.8) | 809 (3.7) | 275 (34.0) | 274 (1.2) | 99 (36.1) |
Gender | * | * | * | * | * | ||||||
Men | 12,119 | 1670 (13.8) | 689 (41.3) | 1217 (10.0) | 752 (61.8) | 26 (0.2) | 13 (50.0) | 463 (3.8) | 172 (37.1) | 143 (1.2) | 56 (39.2) |
Women | 9801 | 1464 (14.9) | 492 (33.6) | 1031 (10.5) | 592 (57.4) | 29 (0.3) | 10 (34.5) | 346 (3.5) | 103 (29.8) | 131 (1.3) | 43 (32.8) |
Age groups | * | * | * | * | |||||||
40–54 years | 7563 | 881 (11.6) | 273 (31.0) | 699 (9.2) | 327 (46.8) | 18 (0.2) | - | 227 (3.0) | 62 (27.3) | 87 (1.2) | 19 (21.8) |
55–69 years | 8627 | 1356 (15.7) | 506 (37.3) | 915 (10.6) | 560 (61.2) | 25 (0.3) | - | 332 (3.8) | 116 (34.9) | 119 (1.4) | 51 (42.9) |
70+ years | 5730 | 897 (15.7) | 402 (44.8) | 634 (11.1) | 457 (72.1) | 12 (0.2) | - | 250 (4.4) | 97 (38.8) | 68 (1.2) | 29 (42.6) |
Smoking status | * | * | |||||||||
Never | 10,546 | 1275 (12.1) | 476 (37.3) | 804 (7.6) | 462 (57.5) | 18 (0.2) | - | 345 (3.3) | 132 (38.3) | 117 (1.1) | 38 (32.5) |
Former | 8394 | 1155 (13.8) | 489 (42.3) | 1026 (12.2) | 653 (63.6) | 26 (0.3) | - | 352 (4.2) | 117 (33.2) | 114 (1.4) | 44 (38.6) |
Current | 2980 | 704 (23.6) | 216 (30.7) | 418 (14.0) | 229 (54.8) | 11 (0.4) | - | 112 (3.8) | 26 (23.2) | 43 (1.4) | 17 (39.5) |
Tiredness | Loss of appetite | Weight loss | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total n | Symptom experience n (%) | GP contact n (%) | Symptom experience n (%) | GP contact n (%) | Symptom experience n (%) | GP contact n (%) | |||||
Total | 21,920 | 9998 (45.6) | 3008 (30.1) | 1179 (5.4) | 352 (29.9) | 413 (1.9) | 173 (41.9) | ||||
Gender | * | * | * | ||||||||
Men | 12,119 | 5824 (48.1) | 1853 (31.8) | 698 (5.8) | 221 (31.7) | 214 (1.8) | 95 (44.4) | ||||
Women | 9801 | 4174 (42.6) | 1155 (27.7) | 481 (4.9) | 131 (27.2) | 199 (2.0) | 78 (39.2) | ||||
Age groups | * | * | * | * | * | * | |||||
40–54 years | 7563 | 4248 (56.2) | 1109 (26.1) | 462 (6.1) | 108 (23.4) | 135 (1.8) | 47 (34.8) | ||||
55–69 years | 8627 | 3670 (42.5) | 1123 (30.6) | 395 (4.6) | 115 (29.1) | 130 (1.5) | 52 (40.0) | ||||
70+ years | 5730 | 2080 (36.3) | 776 (37.3) | 322 (5.6) | 129 (40.1) | 148 (2.6) | 74 (50.0) | ||||
Smoking status | * | * | * | * | |||||||
Never | 10,546 | 4707 (44.6) | 1308 (27.8) | 471 (4.5) | 136 (28.9) | 162 (1.5) | 65 (40.1) | ||||
Former | 8394 | 3797 (45.2) | 1232 (32.4) | 430 (5.1) | 138 (32.1) | 152 (1.8) | 67 (44.1) | ||||
Current | 2980 | 1494 (50.1) | 468 (31.3) | 278 (9.3) | 78 (28.1) | 99 (3.3) | 41 (41.4) | ||||
