Oesophageal symptoms. Population standardised prevalence rates (with 95% confidence intervals (CI)) and rate ratios (with 95% CI) for 2nd to 5th quintiles of socioeconomic class relative to 1st quintile
| Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standardised prevalence rate (95% CI) | Rate ratio (95% CI) | Standardised prevalence rate (95% CI) | Rate ratio (95% CI) | ||
| 1st quintile | 10.35 (6.77–13.94) | — | 10.74 (7.61–13.87) | — | |
| 2nd quintile | 10.94 (8.42–13.45) | 1.06 (0.64–1.47) | 10.43 (8.10–12.75) | 0.97 (0.60–1.34) | |
| 3rd quintile | 9.97 (7.63–12.32) | 0.96 (0.54–1.38) | 12.62 (10.11–15.14) | 1.18 (0.82–1.53) | |
| 4th quintile | 13.17 (10.71–15.63) | 1.27 (0.88–1.67) | 14.17 (12.06–16.28) | 1.32 (0.99–1.65) | |
| 5th quintile | 13.95 (11.21–16.69) | 1.35 (0.95–1.75) | 13.74 (11.21–16.69) | 1.28 (0.93–1.63) |
5th quintile is the most disadvantaged socioeconomic class.
Oesophageal symptoms: heartburn and/or dysphagia reported to occur often or very often.