Bowel 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 | 12.57 (9.08–16.07) | — | 16.94 (13.24–20.63) | — | |
| 2nd quintile | 15.04 (12.15–17.94) | 1.20 (0.86–1.53) | 22.57 (19.28–25.86) | 1.33 (1.07–1.59) | |
| 3rd quintile | 17.64 (14.39–20.90) | 1.40 (1.07–1.74) | 22.74 (19.58–25.90) | 1.34 (1.08–1.60) | |
| 4th quintile | 17.38 (14.61–20.15) | 1.38 (1.06–1.70) | 24.39 (21.77–27.01) | 1.44 (1.20–1.68) | |
| 5th quintile | 16.71 (13.75–19.66) | 1.33 (1.00–1.66) | 25.14 (21.93–28.35) | 1.48 (1.23–1.74) |
5th quintile is the most disadvantaged socioeconomic class.
Bowel symptoms: any of the following symptoms if reported to occur often or very often: self reported diarrhoea or constipation, watery stools, >3 bowel movements each day, urgency, faecal incontinence, <3 bowel movements each week, lumpy or hard stools, or anal blockage.