Table II.
Symptoms and signs at presentation.
| Primary healthcare |
Emergency department |
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| n = 542 | % | 95% CI | n = 194 | % | 95%CI | |
| Organ system1 | ||||||
| Respiratory | 254 | 47 | (43–51) | 10 | 5 | (2–9) |
| Circulatory | 15 | 3 | (1–5) | 25 | 13 | (8–18) |
| Digestive | 28 | 5 | (3–7) | 45 | 23 | (17–29) |
| Genital and urinary tract | 46 | 9 | (7–12) | 17 | 9 | (5–13) |
| Skin | 37 | 7 | (5–9) | 4 | 2 | (0–5) |
| Muscle and skeletal | 72 | 13 | (10–16) | 39 | 20 | (14–26) |
| Trauma | 25 | 5 | (3–7) | 36 | 19 | (13–25) |
| Miscellaneous | 65 | 12 | (9–15) | 18 | 9 | (5–13) |
| Duration of symptoms | ||||||
| One day or less | 98 | 18 | (15–21) | 83 | 43 | (36–58) |
| One week or less | 222 | 41 | (37–45) | 76 | 39 | (32–46) |
| > One week | 218 | 40 | (36–44) | 35 | 18 | (12–24) |
| Missing2 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Notes: 1ICD–10, International Classification of Diseases, Tenth revision. 2Patients with missing values were excluded from the analysis. Inadequacy in percentages is due to rounding.