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Table 1 Prevalence of anal symptoms and diagnosis approach

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

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

  1. achi-square test p-value
  2. Patients spontaneously consulting for an anal complaint in comparison with patients who revealed the symptoms after questioning