Table 2. Number of erroneous diagnosis before the spondyloarthritis diagnosis in outpatient’s clinic of the General Hospital of Alicante (Spain 2014).
Women (N = 54) | Men (N = 96) | |
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First correct diagnosis | 6 (11.1) | 29 (30.2) |
One previous diagnosis | 23 (42.6) | 35 (36.5) |
Two previous diagnosis | 15 (27.8) | 16 (16.7) |
Three previous diagnosis | 5 (9.3) | 4 (4.1) |
Four previous diagnosis | 2 (3.7) | 0 |
Five previous diagnosis | 1 (1.9) | 3 (3.1) |
Don’t know/ No answer | 2 (3.7) | 9 (9.4) |
Values are number (percentage).
P value = 0.016 using Linear Trend Chi-square test.