Table 2

Diagnostic impression after initial hospital attendance

Diagnosis
CPU care
Routine care

Non-specific chest pain
144 (30.1%)
125 (25.4%)
Anxiety
13 (2.7%)
21 (4.3%)
Angina
63 (13.2%)
123 (24.9%)
Myocardial infarction
28 (5.8%)
27 (5.5%)
Gastro-oesophageal pain
74 (15.4%)
60 (12.2%)
Musculo-skeletal pain
122 (25.5%)
106 (21.5%)
Other diagnosis
26 (5.4%)
18 (3.7%)
Not recorded
9 (1.9%)
13 (2.6%)

P < 0.0001 for the difference in distribution across the categories

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