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Table 1 Baseline demographics of study cohort

From: The diagnostic yield of the first episode of a periodic health evaluation: a descriptive epidemiology study

Variable

Overall

No new clinically important diagnoses

New clinically important diagnoses

P Value

 

(N = 491)

(N = 240)

(N = 251)

 

Age, years (± 1 SD)

50.7 (± 9.5)

50.7 (± 9.3)

50.7 (± 9.7)

1

Concern, n (± 1 SD)

5.7 (± 3.4)

5.2 (± 2.9)

6.2 (± 3.8)

<.001

Diagnoses, n (± 1 SD)

 

9.8 (± 4.0)

1.6 (± 0.9)

<.001

Gender, n (%)

   

<.001

Female

140 (29)

88 (37)

52 (21)

 

Male

351 (71)

152 (63)

199 (79)

 

Age ranges, n (%)

   

0.64

20-39

59 (12)

32 (13)

27 (11)

 

40-64

401 (82)

194 (81)

207 (82)

 

65+

31 (6)

14 (6)

17 (7)

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