Table 4 Number of admissions with a specific co-morbidity in patients admitted during the pandemic first wave with or without a primary diagnosis of COVID-19
From: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department attendances and acute medical admissions
Characteristic | 1st pandemic wave Non-COVID-19 (%)1 | COVID-19 (%)1 | P value2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Alcoholic liver disease | 58 (2.3) | 2 (0.4) | 0.007 |
Dementia | 283 (11) | 87 (18) | < 0.001 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 261 (10) | 44 (9.0) | 0.4 |
Myocardial infarction | 286 (11) | 39 (8.0) | 0.036 |
Hypertension | 1199 (47) | 244 (50) | 0.2 |
Diabetes | 558 (22) | 132 (27) | 0.012 |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 597 (23) | 137 (28) | 0.026 |
Heart failure | 430 (17) | 66 (14) | 0.071 |
Liver disease | 194 (7.6) | 22 (4.5) | 0.015 |
Kidney disease | 400 (16) | 82 (17) | 0.5 |
Metastatic cancer | 101 (4.0) | 6 (1.2) | 0.003 |
Non-metastatic solid tumour | 150 (5.9) | 18 (3.7) | 0.053 |
Obesity | 149 (5.8) | 45 (9.2) | 0.005 |