Table 3 Patients attending the Rapid Diagnostic Clinic (RDC): demographics and referral symptoms
Demographics | Patients attending RDC (N = 574) | |
|---|---|---|
Age at appointment | ||
Mean (SD) | 68.0 | (14.2) |
Median (IQR) | 71 | (60, 79) |
Sex, n (%) | ||
Female | 331 | (57.7) |
Male | 243 | (42.3) |
Referral symptoms | ||
Number of symptoms on referral letter, n (%) | ||
0 | 1 | (0.2) |
1 | 203 | (35.4) |
2 | 196 | (34.1) |
3 | 111 | (19.3) |
4+ | 63 | (11.0) |
Symptom type, n (%) [N = 1198] | ||
Weight loss | 438 | (36.6) |
Fatigue | 153 | (12.8) |
Lack of appetite | 113 | (9.4) |
Unexpected lab result | 80 | (6.7) |
Abdominal pain | 74 | (6.2) |
Nausea | 60 | (5.0) |
Anaemia | 55 | (4.6) |
Shortness of breath | 30 | (2.5) |
Other | 195 | (16.3) |