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Table 2 Comparison of chief complaints and CT result stratified by regions

From: Chief complaints and computed tomography results in the emergency department: a three-year retrospective cohort study

 

Head

Chest

Abdominopelvic

Positive

Negative

p

Positive

Negative

p

Positive

Negative

p

N

54(%)

419(%)

 

21(%)

364(%)

 

241(%)

461(%)

 

Headache

12(22.2)

119(28.4)

0.340

0 (0)

17 (4.7)

0.613

7 (2.9)

15 (3.2)

0.812

Dizziness

19(35.2)

185(44.2)

0.210

3 (14.3)

30 (8.2)

0.409

7 (2.9)

42 (9.1)

0.002

Neck pain

8(14.8)

31(7.4)

0.062

0 (0)

9 (2.5)

1.000

0 (0)

5 (1.1)

0.172

Chest pain

5(9.3)

52(12.4)

0.658

7 (33.3)

62 (17.0)

0.058

6 (2.5)

46 (10.0)

< 0.001

Limb numbness

2(3.7)

29(6.9)

0.369

0 (0)

5 (1.4)

1.000

0 (0)

4 (1.0)

0.305

Muscle weakness

14(25.9)

103(24.6)

0.829

2 (9.5)

37 (10.2)

1.000

14 (5.8)

41 (8.9)

0.155

Dyspnea

5(9.3)

32(7.6)

0.597

1 (4.8)

52 (14.3)

0.333

3 (1.3)

40 (8.7)

< 0.001

Abdominal pain

2(3.7)

46(11.0)

0.146

3 (14.3)

90 (24.7)

0.431

165 (68.8)

193 (41.8)

< 0.001

Nausea

6(11.1)

78(18.6)

0.174

0 (0)

17 (4.7)

0.613

25 (10.4)

35 (7.6)

0.202

Vomiting

10(18.5)

88(21.0)

0.672

0 (0)

42 (11.5)

0.148

40 (16.7)

74 (16.0)

0.825

Diarrhea

0(0)

12(2.9)

0.376

2 (9.5)

17 (4.7)

0.278

18 (7.5)

33 (7.1)

0.863

Flank pain

2(3.7)

14(3.3)

0.703

0 (0)

17 (4.7)

0.613

14 (5.8)

36 (7.8)

0.338

Chills

0(0)

16(3.8)

0.236

0 (0)

33 (9.1)

0.239

15 (6.3)

24 (5.2)

0.563