Mann-Whitney U test analyses of reporting rates of television-mentioned symptoms in the month before and after television media coverage
| Symptom | Television report | Television mention | Median pre (IQR) | Median post (IQR) | U | p Value | r |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headache | 1 | Yes | 0 (0) | 5 (5) | 22.0 | <0.001 | −0.82 |
| 2 | Yes | 2 (2) | 7 (7.5) | 76 | 0.001 | −0.53 | |
| 3 | No | 4.5 (7.25) | 5.5 (6) | 180.5 | 0.597 | −0.08 | |
| Itching | 1 | No | 0 (0) | 0 (1) | 129.5 | 0.009 | −0.42 |
| 2 | Yes | 0 (0.75) | 2 (2.75) | 77 | <0.001 | −0.56 | |
| 3 | No | 1.5 (3) | 3 (4) | 151 | 0.175 | −0.21 | |
| Memory | 1 | No | 0 (0) | 0 (1) | 126 | 0.011 | −0.40 |
| Problems | 2 | Yes | 0 (1) | 2 (3) | 48.5 | <0.001 | −0.68 |
| 3 | No | 1 (2) | 2 (4.75) | 185 | 0.679 | −0.07 | |
| Nausea | 1 | Yes | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 38 | <0.001 | −0.75 |
| 2 | No | 1 (1.75) | 1 (1.75) | 141 | 0.097 | −0.26 | |
| 3 | No | 1 (2.75) | 2 (2) | 155.5 | 0.217 | −0.20 | |
| Tiredness | 1 | No | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 86.5 | <0.001 | −0.59 |
| 2 | Yes | 1 (1) | 3 (1.75) | 73 | <0.001 | −0.56 | |
| 3 | No | 2.5 (2) | 2 (2.75) | 187 | 0.721 | −0.07 | |
| Unsteadiness | 1 | No | 0 (0) | 0 (1.75) | 120 | 0.002 | −0.49 |
| 2 | No | 0 (1) | 1 (1.75) | 160.5 | 0.240 | −0.19 | |
| 3 | Yes | 0.5 (1) | 2 (2.75) | 119 | 0.023 | −0.36 | |
| Vision | 1 | Yes | 0 (0) | 2 (3.5) | 27.5 | <0.001 | −0.78 |
| Problems | 2 | Yes | 1 (1) | 3 (4.5) | 120.5 | 0.028 | −0.35 |
| 3 | Yes | 2 (2.75) | 4.5 (4) | 143 | 0.120 | −0.25 |