Women (n=2318) | Men (n=2132) | |||
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Chronic symptoms | Model 1† | Model 2† | Model 1† | Model 2† |
Joint pain | 1.8*** | 1.4* | 2.4*** | 2.1*** |
Back pain | 2.2*** | 1.7** | 2.3*** | 2.0*** |
Stomach/intestine problems | 1.5* | 1.1 | 1.7** | 1.3 |
Mental impairments | 1.9** | 1.5 | 2.0*** | 1.7** |
Urinary incontinence | 2.2*** | 1.8** | 2.5*** | 1.9** |
Impaired sexual life | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Dyspnoea | 2.0*** | 1.4 | 1.9*** | 1.4 |
Swollen legs | 3.0*** | 2.2*** | 2.5*** | 1.7* |
Dizziness/vertigo | 2.4*** | 1.7* | 1.8* | 1.2 |
Skin problems | 3.2*** | 2.8*** | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Persistent cough | 1.8* | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
Chest pain | 2.9** | 1.7 | 2.0* | 1.1 |
Number of chronic symptoms | ||||
0 | Ref | Ref | ||
1 | 2.0* | 4.3*** | ||
2 | 2.6** | 9.0*** | ||
3 | 3.9*** | 10.1*** | ||
4 | 4.8*** | 12.3*** | ||
≥5 | 20.1*** | 18.0*** |
*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.
†Logistic regression; model 1: adjusted for age, canton of residence, main city, Swiss citizenship, living arrangement, children, education, financial difficulties and depressive symptoms; model 2: adjusted for covariates in model 1 and the number of other chronic symptoms.
BADL, basic activities of daily living.