Table 1

Lifetime prevalence of finger blanching by age and sex

Age (y)		Sample (n)^1-151		Lifetime prevalence (%)^1-150
Age (y)		Sample (n)^1-151		Any blanching	Cold induced blanching	Cold induced blanching with a clear edge
Men:
16–24	814	7.5	6.3	1.8
25–34	1516	8.8	7.2	2.1
35–44	1609	12.5	9.7	3.9
45–54	1652	15.2	12.4	5.3
55–65^1-152	1317	20.6	17.5	7.2
Women:
16–24	787	9.2	8.3	3.5
25–34	1395	11.8	10.0	4.8
35–44	1424	17.0	14.6	6.3
45–54	1299	20.5	18.1	6.4
55–65^1-152	1089	19.4	15.9	5.1

↵1-150 A few subjects failed to answer all of the questions on blanching. For each health outcome the prevalence was based on those subjects who answered the relevant questions.
↵1-151 Excludes five subjects who did not provide their date of birth.
↵1-152 The sample included 72 subjects who were 64 when the mailing lists were assembled but 65 at the time the questionnaire was completed.