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Table 3: Association between selected clinical variables and the clinical department through which the cases initially arrived at the institution. |
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Symptoms |
Emergencies N = 291 n (%) |
Outpatient consultation N= 217 n (%) |
OR (95% CI) |
p |
|
Cough |
254 (87.3) |
194 (89.4) |
0.81 (0.47-1.41) |
0.465 |
|
Dyspnea |
233 (80.1) |
149 (68.7) |
1.83 (1.22-2.75) |
0.003 |
|
Hemoptysis |
67 (23.0) |
46 (21.2) |
1.11 (0.73-1.70) |
0.625 |
|
Chest pain |
150 (51.6) |
104 (47.9) |
1.11 (0.73-1.70) |
0.420 |
|
Fever |
54 (18.6) |
24 (11.0) |
1.83 (1.1-3.00) |
0.022 |
|
Fatigue |
56 (19.2) |
44 (20.3) |
0.94 (0.6-1.46) |
0.772 |
|
Weight loss |
197 (67.7) |
160 (73.7) |
0.75 (0.50-1.1) |
0.142 |
|
Dysphonia |
14 (4.8) |
13 (6.0) |
0.79 (0.36-1.72) |
0.558 |
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Dysphagia |
13 (4.5) |
8 (3.7) |
1.22 (0.50-3) |
0.662 |
|
Vena cava syndrome |
3 (1.03) |
1 (0.46) |
2.25 (0.23-21.78) |
0.484 |
|
Pleural effusion |
163 (56.0) |
65 (30.0) |
2.98 (2.05-4.32) |
0.000 |
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Oxygen saturation < 88% |
115 (39.5) |
53 (24.4) |
2.02 (1.37-2.98) |
0.000 |