Table 2.

Comparison of the diagnostic pathways for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) group versus non-DLB group^a

	DLB group, mean (s.d.) range	Non-DLB group, mean (s.d.) range	Student's t-test	P
Number of diagnoses before final diagnosis	0.8 (0.9) 0–4	0.4 (0.7) 0–3	3.08	0.002
Time between first secondary care appointment and final diagnosis (years)	1.2 (1.8) 0–8	0.6 (1.0) 0–5	2.42	0.017
Number of imaging tests before final diagnosis (including FP-CIT scan)	1.7 (1.0) 0–5	1.2 (0.8) 0–4	3.09	0.002
Number of clinical assessments at home before final diagnosis	3.9 (7.3) 0–40	1.8 (2.5) 0–15	2.31	0.02
Number of clinic appointments before final diagnosis	2.6 (5.7) 0–30	1.5 (2.2) 0–13	1.45	0.15

FP-CIT, ¹²³I-N-ω-fluoropropyl-2beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-4-iodophenyl nortropane brain single-photon emission computerised tomography.

^a.How the DLB and non-DLB group reached their final diagnosis was compared, including the number of alternative diagnoses received before their final diagnosis.