Predictive value of symptoms and demographics in diagnosing malignancy or peptic stricture

Table 1 Demographics and clinical features of the first 2000 patients referred to the dysphagia hotline (%)

Demographics
Age	< 60 yr	60-73 yr	> 73 yr
	26.4	34.9	38.7
Sex	Male	Female
	48.5	51.5
Clinical features
Nature of dysphagia	Solids	Liquids	Both
	79.6	0.7	19.7
Symptoms progressive	Yes	No
	40	60
“True” dysphagia	Dysphagia	Globus
	81.3	18.7
Weight loss ≥ 2 kg in past 3 mo	Yes	No
	28.5	71.5
Presence of reflux	Yes	No
	60.6	39.4
Duration of dysphagia	< 8 wk	8-26 wk	> 26 wk
	34.5	42	23.5