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Table 1 Main demographic characteristics of the population of patients aged over 18 years in primary care centers and of sample

From: Real-world data in primary care: validation of diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in primary care electronic medical records and estimated prevalence among consulting patients’

 

N (%)

Age (years)

median (IQR)

Age ≥ 70 years (%)

Female sex (%)

Patients with diagnostic code for atrial fibrilation (CIAP K-78)

116,790 (2.32)

79.04 (70.32–85.34)

75.76

49.55

Sample of patients with diagnosis code of atrial fibrillation (sample 1)

418 (0.36)

78.69 (70.94–84.73)

77.75

49.76

− Correct diagnosis (TP)

407 (97.37)

78.96 (71.09–84.77)

78.62

50.37

− Incorrect diagnosis (FP)

11 (2.63)

69.97 (45.07–74.06)

45.45

27.27

Patients without diagnostic code for atrial fibrillation (K-78)

4,924,198 (97.68)

47.18 (36.48–60.87)

13.89

52.72

Sample of patients without diagnosis code of atrial fibrillation (sample 2)

419 (0.01)

78.40 (70.87–84.66)

77.09

49.16

− Correct diagnosis (TN)

410 (97.85)

77.37 (70.83–84.57)

76.83

49.02

− Incorrect diagnosis (FN)

9 (2.15)

85.38 (81.37–88.52)

55.56

88.89

  1. IQR interquartile range, TP true positive, FP false positive, TN true negative, FN false negative