Exploring expressed concerns and uncanny feeling in patients with shortness of breath calling out-of-hours primary care

Table 3 Association between expressed concerns and final diagnosis potential LTE of 1,843 patients with shortness of breath who called the OHS-PC, stratified by sex

Total calls	LTE n = 309 (16.8%)	No LTE n = 1,534 (83.2%)	OR (95% CI)	Multivariate OR (95% CI)
Expressed concerns	139 (17.3%)	665 (82.7%)	1.07 (0.84–1.37)	1.07 (0.83–1.36)^a
No expressed concerns	170 (16.4%)	869 (83.6%)	1.07 (0.84–1.37)	1.07 (0.83–1.36)^a
Females	LTE n = 154 (15.0%)	No LTE n = 872 (85.0%)
Expressed concerns	66 (14.9%)	378 (85.1%)	0.98 (0.69–1.39)
No expressed concerns	88 (15.1%)	494 (84.9%)	0.98 (0.69–1.39)
Males	LTE n = 155 (19.0%)	No LTE n = 662 (81.0%)
Expressed concerns	73 (20.3%)	287 (79.7%)	1.16 (0.82–1.65)
No expressed concerns	82 (17.9%)	375 (82.1%)	1.16 (0.82–1.65)

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