Table 1.
Characteristics of referred patients
| Group 1: Final diagnosis n = 41 | Group 2: No final diagnosis and high BATc n = 30 | Group 3: No final diagnosis and low BATc n = 46 | Total n = 117 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (n (%))b | ||||
| Male | 13 (32%) | 3 (10%) | 7 (15%) | 23 (20%) |
| Female | 28 (68%) | 27 (90%) | 39 (85%) | 94 (80%) |
| Age (median in years) | 40 (IQR 27) | 38 (IQR 31) | 35 (IQR 25) | 37 (IQR 28) |
| Type of referral (n (%))b | ||||
| First‐line health care | 19 (46%) | 13 (43%) | 13 (43%) | 45 (38%) |
| Second‐line health care | 22 (54%) | 17 (57%) | 33 (72%) | 72 (62%) |
| BATb | ||||
| Bleeding score (median) | 5.0 (IQR 8) | 7.0 (IQR 4) | 2.0 (IQR 2) | 4.0 (IQR 5) |
| Epistaxis (n (%)) | 8 (20%) | 11 (37%) | 5 (11%) | 24 (21%) |
| Cutaneous (n (%)) | 25 (61.0%) | 23 (77%) | 28 (61%) | 76 (65%) |
| Minor wounds (n (%)) | 18 (44%) | 21 (70%) | 10 (22%) | 49 (42%) |
| Oral cavity (n (%)) | 6 (15%) | 5 (17%) | 5 (11%) | 16 (14%) |
| GI bleeding (n (%)) | 5 (12%) | 8 (27%) | 6 (13%) | 19 (16%) |
| Tooth extraction (n (%)) | 11 (27%) | 14 (47%) | 1 (2%) | 26 (22%) |
| Surgery (n (%)) | 16 (39%) | 21 (70%) | 3 (7%) | 40 (34%) |
| Menorrhagia (n (%))a | 16 (57%) | 21 (78%) | 24 (62%) | 61 (65%) |
| Postpartum haemorrhage (n (%))a | 6 (21%) | 14 (52%) | 10 (26%) | 30 (32%) |
| Muscle haematomas (n (%)) | 4 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 5 (4%) |
| Haemarthrosis (n (%)) | 4 (10%) | 2 (7%) | 1 (2%) | 7 (6%) |
| CNS bleeding (n (%)) | 2 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (4%) | 4 (3%) |
| Family history (n (%))b | ||||
| First‐degree relative | ||||
| Positive | 15 (37%) | 1 (3%) | 12 (26%) | 28 (24%) |
| Symptoms | 10 (24%) | 10 (33%) | 12 (26%) | 32 (27%) |
| Negative | 16 (39%) | 19 (63%) | 22 (48%) | 57 (49%) |
| Second‐degree relative | ||||
| Positive | 6 (15%) | 1 (3%) | 9 (20%) | 16 (14%) |
| Symptoms | 9 (22%) | 10 (33%) | 7 (15%) | 26 (22%) |
| Negative | 26 (63%) | 19 (63%) | 30 (56%) | 75 (64%) |
| Third‐degree relative | ||||
| Positive | 3 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (11%) | 8 (7%) |
| Symptoms | 3 (7%) | 3 (10%) | 41 (89%) | 47 (40%) |
| Negative | 35 (85%) | 27 (90%) | 0 (0%) | 62 (53%) |
a
Women only.
b
Percentages are pertaining to the group concerned.
c
Low BAT: for men Score < 3, for women < 5; high BAT: for men ≥ 3, for women ≥ 5.