Table 3 Number of admissions with a specific co-morbidity in patients admitted during the first wave with non-COVID-19 diagnoses and the matched pre-pandemic period
From: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department attendances and acute medical admissions
Characteristic | Pre-pandemic (%1) | 1st pandemic wave (%1) | P value2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Dementia | 537 (13) | 283 (11) | 0.052 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 293 (6.9) | 261 (10) | < 0.001 |
Myocardial infarction | 408 (9.6) | 286 (11) | 0.038 |
Alcohol related liver disease | 54 (1.3) | 58 (2.3) | 0.002 |
Hypertension | 1782 (42) | 1199 (47) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes | 917 (22) | 558 (22) | 0.8 |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 975 (23) | 597 (23) | 0.7 |
Heart failure | 584 (14) | 430 (17) | < 0.001 |
Liver disease | 176 (4.1) | 194 (7.6) | < 0.001 |
Kidney disease | 594 (14) | 400 (16) | 0.063 |
Metastatic cancer | 190 (4.5) | 101 (4.0) | 0.3 |
Non-metastatic solid organ tumour | 302 (7.1) | 150 (5.9) | 0.045 |
Obesity | 117 (2.8) | 149 (5.8) | < 0.001 |