| Men (n _ 318) | Women (n _ 512) | ||||
| Mo (%) | No (%) | Crude RR(95% CI) | Adjusted RR(95% CI) | ||
| Anamnesis: if the GP asked the patient about | |||||
| Smoking | 64 (20.1) | 47 (9.2) | 1.63 (1.35 to 1.96) | 2.41 (1.57 to 3.70) | |
| Duration of symptoms | 129 (40.6) | 215 (42.0) | 0.96 (0.80 to 1.15) | 0.90 (0.60 to 1.20) | |
| Clinical examination | |||||
| Pulmonary auscultation | 161 (50.6) | 231 (45.1) | 1.16 (0.96 to 1.36) | 1.30 (0.90 to 1.75) | |
| Pharyngotonsillar exploration | 267 (84.0) | 453 (88.5) | 0.79 (0.64 to 0.99) | 0.63 (0.41 to 0.97) | |
| Diagnostic test | |||||
| Complementary tests ordered | 6 (1.9) | 12 (2.3) | 0.78 (0.42 to 1.47) | 0.80 (0.32 to 2.03) | |
| Defined diagnosis given | 303 (95) | 476 (92) | 1.24 (1.06 to 1.45) | 1.77 (0.98 to 3.32) | |
| Therapeutic effort | |||||
| If the patient is discharged | 280 (88.1) | 473 (92.4) | 1.25 (0.98 to 1.55) | 1.48 (0.88 to 2.45) | |
| If the patient is unfit to work† | 23 (16.7) | 9 (6.4) | 2.31 (1.19 to 4.47) | 5.43 (1.64 to 9.96) |
∗Adjusted by age, education, marital status, occupational status, group of symptoms, diabetes, previous history of respiratory disease, severity evaluated by the doctor and by the patient him/herself.
†Including only patients in paid employment: 137 men and 141 women.