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Table 2 Description of test cases with concern to age, used terms and sex

From: Evaluation of medical decision support systems (DDX generators) using real medical cases of varying complexity and origin

Variable

Mean

SD

Median

Age (n = 279, all cases)

40.2

23.4

38

Afghan (n = 105)

35.1

22.4

30

Colliquio (n = 124)

42.7

22.2

40

NEJM (n = 50)

44.2

16.5

42.5

Number of terms (all cases)

7.0

3.69

7.0

Afghan

7.0

3.2

7.0

Coliquio

6.8

3.9

7.0

NEJM

7.4

4.1

7.5

 

Female

Male

Sex distribution (n = 279, all cases)

n = 136, 57%

n = 103, 43%

Afghan (n = 105)

n = 52, 68%

n = 25, 32%

Colliquio (n = 124)

n = 60, 54%

n = 52, 46%

NEJM (n = 50)

n = 24, 46%

n = 26, 54%

  1. Percentages without missing values, rounded to whole numbers