Table 8 Treatment-seeking for renal colic-like pain symptoms and its correlations with sociodemographic and work-related parameters.
Parameter | Group | Treatment-seeking | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||
Age group | 18–29 years (N = 705) | 347 (49.22%) | 358 (50.78%) | p < 0.001 * |
30–39 years (N = 978) | 363 (37.12%) | 615 (62.88%) | ||
40–49 years (N = 923) | 303 (32.83%) | 620 (67.17%) | ||
50–59 years (N = 665) | 160 (24.06%) | 505 (75.94%) | ||
60 + years (N = 1046) | 191 (18.26%) | 855 (81.74%) | ||
Sex | Woman (N = 2246) | 670 (29.83%) | 1576 (70.17%) | p = 0.01 * |
Man (N = 2071) | 694 (33.51%) | 1377 (66.49%) | ||
Place of residence | City over 500,000 inhabitants (N = 571) | 180 (31.52%) | 391 (68.48%) | p = 0.527 |
City between 100,000–500,000 inhabitants (N = 832) | 244 (29.33%) | 588 (70.67%) | ||
City between 20,000–100,000 inhabitants (N = 1010) | 322 (31.88%) | 688 (68.12%) | ||
City up to 20,000 inhabitants (N = 519) | 162 (31.21%) | 357 (68.79%) | ||
Rural areas (N = 1385) | 456 (32.92%) | 929 (67.08%) | ||
Education | Primary (N = 328) | 153 (46.65%) | 175 (53.35%) | p < 0.001 * |
Vocational (N = 1080) | 370 (34.26%) | 710 (65.74%) | ||
Secondary (N = 1745) | 527 (30.20%) | 1218 (69.80%) | ||
High (N = 1164) | 314 (26.98%) | 850 (73.02%) | ||
Marital status | Single (N = 1308) | 596 (45.57%) | 712 (54.43%) | p < 0.001 * |
Married (N = 2346) | 596 (25.40%) | 1750 (74.60%) | ||
Divorced (N = 426) | 117 (27.46%) | 309 (72.54%) | ||
Widow (N = 237) | 55 (23.21%) | 182 (76.79%) | ||
Occupational activity | Employed (N = 2502) | 844 (33.73%) | 1658 (66.27%) | p < 0.001 * |
Unemployed (N = 522) | 240 (45.98%) | 282 (54.02%) | ||
Pensioner (N = 997) | 175 (17.55%) | 822 (82.45%) | ||
Housekeeper (N = 296) | 105 (35.47%) | 191 (64.53%) | ||
Exposure to high ambient temperature in the workplace | No (N = 2990) | 987 (33.01%) | 2003 (66.99%) | p = 0.003 * |
Yes (N = 1327) | 377 (28.41%) | 950 (71.59%) | ||
Free access to drinking water at work | No (N = 320) | 126 (39.38%) | 194 (60.62%) | p = 0.002 * |
Yes (N = 3997) | 1238 (30.97%) | 2759 (69.03%) | ||
Free access to the toilet at work | No (N = 265) | 110 (41.51%) | 155 (58.49%) | p < 0.001 * |
Yes (N = 4052) | 1254 (30.95%) | 2798 (69.05%) | ||
Type of work | Never been employed (N = 150) | 58 (38.67%) | 92 (61.33%) | p < 0.001 * |
Blue-collar worker (N = 2490) | 852 (34.22%) | 1638 (65.78%) | ||
White-collar worker (N = 1677) | 454 (27.07%) | 1223 (72.93%) | ||
