Table 1. New Morbidities by Admission Diagnosis.

Admission diagnoses are classified by system of primary dysfunction. The new morbidity rates among the diagnoses were significantly different (p < .0001).

System of Primary Dysfunction	N (% of Sample)	New Morbidity (n)	New Morbidity (% of Diagnosis)
Respiratory	1563 (31%)	67	4.3%
Neurological	1031 (21%)	75	7.3%
Cardiovascular Disease - Congenital	955 (19%)	47	4.9%
Cardiovascular Disease - Acquired	323 (6%)	19	5.9%
Cancer	247 (5%)	13	5.3%
Musculoskeletal Condition	219 (4%)	7	3.2%
Gastrointestinal disorder	183 (4%)	6	3.3%
Endocrine	146 (3%)	0	0%
Renal	52 (1%)	1	1.9%
Miscellaneous	298 (6%)	7	2.3%