Patient characteristics as modelled
Patient characteristics | |
Age (mean±SD) (years) | 74±12 |
Gender (female, %) | 240 (48.9) |
Systolic blood pressure (mean±SD) (mm Hg) | |
TIA mimic | 143±26 |
TIA | 147±22 |
Minor stroke | 144±18 |
Overall mean | 145±24 |
Final diagnosis (Actual condition) | |
High-risk TIA | 116 (23.6%) |
Low risk TIA | 46 (9.4%) |
TIA mimic | 294 (60.0%) |
Minor stroke | 34 (7.0%) |
Patients referral to hospital via their GP according to diagnosis* | |
High-risk TIA | 84 (72.3%) |
Low-risk TIA/TIA mimic | 299 (87.9%) |
Minor stroke | 20 (57.4%) |
Overall mean | 402 (82.1%) |
*Expected numbers are rounded to the nearest integer, the apparent anomaly with the addition results from this rounding. High-risk patients defined as an ABCD2 score of >4.
GP, general practitioner; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.