Table 2 Number and percentage of cardiovascular and respiratory disease emergency department visits by pre-existing medical conditions
Comorbid medical condition | Cardiovascular disease emergency room visits (n = 292,666) | Respiratory disease emergency room visits (n = 562,538) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of admissions | % | No. of admissions | % | |
Diabetes | 21,386 | 7.3 | 11,690 | 2.1 |
Respiratory diseases | 2,486 | 0.8 | 12,915 | 2.3 |
Respiratory infections | 354 | 0.1 | 22,764 | 4.0 |
Hypertension | 10,932 | 3.7 | 2,935 | 0.5 |
Cancer | 1,926 | 0.7 | 2,862 | 0.5 |
Kidney diseases | 3,109 | 1.1 | 1,357 | 0.2 |
Pneumonia | 2,525 | 0.9 | 8,576 | 1.5 |
Cardiac diseases | 19,167 | 6.5 | 6,789 | 1.2 |