Table 3.
Underlying diseases of the admitted patients according to age
| Age groups | 0-15 y (n = 217) |
16-40 y (n = 100) |
41-64 y (n = 35) |
≥ 65 y (n = 21) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cases (n,%) | 17 (7.8) | 15 (15) | 15 (42.9) | 16 (76.2) |
| Hypertension | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Chronic lung disease | ||||
| COPD | 3 | 7 | ||
| Asthma | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Others | 1 | 2 | ||
| Cancer | 1 | 1 | ||
| Diabetes | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Neurologic disorder | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Heart disease | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Chronic liver disease | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Chronic renal disease | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Autoimmune disorder | 2 | 1 | ||
| Immunosuppresion | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Pregnancy* | 4 | |||
COPD; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* Pregnancy was not defined as underlying disease