Identification of adults with symptoms suggestive of obstructive airways disease: Validation of a postal respiratory questionnaire

Table 4 Comparison between majority expert opinions and questionnaire scoring systems

	Categories of score	"Meriting a trial of medication"	"Not meriting a trial of medication"	Total
	All responses	116	85	201*
System 1	Four or more symptoms/risk factors	109	37	146
	Fewer than four or more symptoms/risk factors	7	48	55
System 2	Four or more symptoms/risk factors plus one marker of severity	100	22	122
	Other responses-	16	63	79

* One subject was not categorised by one of the consultants and the other two disagreed on the decision on whether a trial of obstructive airways disease treatment was indicated so no majority decision could be made. This individual was excluded from analysis.

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