Table 2.
Pre‐existing conditions of hospitalized patients who survived and patients who died according to age group (years), 2009, Santa Fe, Argentina
| Pre‐existing condition | Hospitalized patients Who survived (n = 158) | Hospitalized patients Patients who died (n = 81) | P‐value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <15 n = 56 | 15–44 n = 51 | >45 n = 51 | Total no. (%) | <15 n = 12 | 15–44 n = 28 | >45 n = 41 | Total no. (%) | ||
| Obesity | 1 | 5 | 6 (4) | 11 | 21 | 32 (40) | <0·001 | ||
| Diabetes | 4 | 6 | 10 (6) | 3 | 12 | 15 (19) | 0·002 | ||
| Heart disease | 10 | 10 (6) | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 (15) | 0·02 | ||
| Hypertension | 5 | 21 | 26 (16) | 1 | 4 | 26 | 31 (38) | 0·03 | |
| Renal disease | 3 | 4 | 7 (4) | 3 | 6 | 9 (11) | 0·04 | ||
| Preterm | 8 | 8 (5) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0·14 | ||||
| Chronic lung disease | 18* | 3** | 10** | 31 (20) | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 (26) | 0·23 |
| Cancer and/or immunosuppression | 6*** | 2 | 8 (5) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 (7) | 0·26 | |
| Other metabolic disorder† | 5 | 5 (3) | 2 | 3 | 5 (6) | 0·27 | |||
| Pregnancy | 11 | 11 (7) | 3 | 3 (4) | 0·32 | ||||
| Asthma | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 (6) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (4) | 0·41 |
| Neurologic disease | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 (5) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 (7) | 0·44 |
| Total (any pre‐existing condition) | 16 (28·6) | 30 (58·6) | 43 (84·3) | 89 (56) | 9 (75) | 22 (78·6) | 39 (95) | 70 (86) | <0·001 |
*Respiratory obstructive bronchitis and bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
**Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
***HIV, transplant.
†Hypothyroidism, Cushi`s disease.