Table 2. Symptoms written on referral letters of the 648 patients referred to direct CT scan from general practice.
| N | (%)1 | Median | (IQI2, min-max) | |
| Focal symptoms: | ||||
| Cough | 507 | (78.2) | ||
| Duration3 | 309 | 8 | (6–12, 1–104) | |
| Dyspnoea | 170 | (26, 2) | ||
| Duration3 | 76 | 8 | (5.5–12, 1–103) | |
| Expectoration | 165 | (25.5) | ||
| Duration3 | 69 | 8 | (4–12, 1–104) | |
| Thorax pain | 90 | (13.9) | ||
| Duration3 | 46 | 4.5 | (4–12, 1–52) | |
| Haemoptysis | 51 | (7.9) | ||
| Duration3 | 18 | 1.5 | (1–3, 0–12) | |
| Hoarseness | 25 | (3.9) | ||
| Duration3 | 10 | 8 | (4–6, 2–40) | |
| General symptoms: | ||||
| Fatigue | 85 | (13.1) | ||
| Duration3 | 42 | 6 | (4–12, −26) | |
| Weight loss | 79 | (12.2) | ||
| Duration3 | 45 | 8 | (4–12, 1–52) | |
| Impaired general condition | 48 | (7.4) | ||
| Duration3 | 18 | 4 | (4–6, 2–40) |
1Of all patients.
2Inter quartile interval.
3Duration in weeks. Some missing data.