From: Prevalence of anal symptoms in general practice: a prospective study
Anal symptom | Total anal symptoms (n = 166) | Reason for consultation (n = 25) | Revealed by questioning (n = 141) | p valuea |
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Anal symptom | ||||
Bleeding | 77 (46.4%) | 13 (52%) | 64 (45.4%) | 0.66 |
Anal pruritus | 74 (44.6%) | 11 (44%) | 63 (44.7%) | 1 |
Pain | 57 (34.3%) | 17 (68%) | 40 (28.4%) | <0.001 |
Anal swelling | 45 (27.1%) | 12 (48%) | 33 (23.4%) | 0.01 |
Anal discharge | 17 (10.2%) | 1 (4%) | 16 (11.3%) | 0.47 |
Uncontrolled anal leakage | 15 (9%) | 3 (12%) | 12 (8.5%) | 0.70 |