Table 3.
The comparison of chronic diseases or states among 401 male and 347 female patients hospitalized with pandemic influenza in the 2009/2010 season in Slovenia
| No. (%) of patients with chronic disease/state |
Statistics* |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic disease/ state | male | female | P |
| Cardiovascular disease |
38 (9.5) |
25 (7.2) |
0.265 |
| Respiratory disease |
44 (11.0) |
44 (13.0) |
0.469 |
| Kidney disease |
7 (1.7) |
5 (1.4) |
0.740 |
| Diabetes |
16 (3.9) |
14 (4.0) |
0.975 |
| Bowel disease |
5 (1.3) |
3 (0.9) |
0.612 |
| Liver disease |
23 (5.7) |
6 (1.7) |
0.004 |
| Malignant disease |
9 (2.2) |
11 (3.2) |
0.430 |
| Neurological disease |
11 (2.7) |
11 (3.2) |
0.730 |
| Autoimmune disease |
5 (1.3) |
8 (2.3) |
0.269 |
| Obesity | 4 (1.0) | 6 (1.7) | 0.384 |
*χ2 test for categorical variables.