Symptoms | | | |
Loss of appetite* | 86 | 3.6 to 2100 | 0.006 |
Haemoptysis | 32 | 13 to 81 | <0.001 |
Dyspnoea* | 4.7 | 2.7 to 8.0 | <0.001 |
Loss of weight | 4.3 | 2.2 to 8.2 | <0.001 |
Fatigue* | 3.2 | 1.7 to 6.0 | <0.001 |
Chest pain | 2.9 | 1.8 to 4.7 | <0.001 |
Second attendance with cough | 2.7 | 1.7 to 4.4 | <0.001 |
Sign | | | |
Finger clubbing | 18 | 1.7 to 190 | 0.016 |
Investigations | | | |
Thrombocytosis | 9.3 | 3.4 to 26 | <0.001 |
Abnormal spirometry | 7.5 | 2.8 to 21 | <0.001 |
Smoking | | | <0.001 |
Non-smoker (reference category) | 1.0 | | |
Current smoker | 9.7 | 5.3 to 18 | |
Ex-smoker | 5.9 | 3.0 to 12 | |
Smoking status unknown | 5.4 | 2.8 to 10 | |
Interaction terms | | | |
Dyspnoea with fatigue | 0.28 | 0.11 to 0.73 | 0.006 |
Loss of appetite in patients over 70 years | 0.13 | 0.024 to 0.76 | 0.02 |