Diarrhoea 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 | 9.42 (6.29–12.54) | — | 8.23 (5.49–10.97) | — | |
| 2nd quintile | 10.34 (7.88–12.79) | 1.10 (0.69–1.51) | 10.67 (8.24–13.09) | 1.30 (0.89–1.70) | |
| 3rd quintile | 11.13 (8.49–13.77) | 1.18 (0.77–1.59) | 9.39 (7.20–11.57) | 1.14 (0.73–1.55) | |
| 4th quintile | 12.22 (9.80–14.63) | 1.30 (0.91–1.68) | 11.62 (9.66–13.57) | 1.41 (1.04–1.78) | |
| 5th quintile | 11.48 (8.95–14.02) | 1.22 (0.82–1.62) | 10.36 (8.14–12.58) | 1.26 (0.86–1.65) | |
5th quintile is the most disadvantaged socioeconomic class.
Diarrhoea symptoms: any of the following symptoms if reported to occur often or very often: watery stools, >3 bowel movements each day, or urgency.