Table 4.

Admitting diagnoses in 808 patients hospitalized during Hajj of the Islamic year 1423 (2003).^*

Admitting diagnosis	n	%
Infections	294	36.4
Cardiovascular diseases	201	24.9
Pulmonary diseases	109	13.5
Surgical diseases	98	12.1
Endocrine diseases	75	9.3
Neurological diseases	36	4.5
Gastrointestinal diseases	34	4.2
Obstetrics and gynecological diseases	33	4.1
Heat-related diseases	32	4.0
Renal diseases	19	2.4
Psychiatric diseases	6	0.7
Other	6	0.7

^*Some patients had more than one admitting diagnosis, hence, the total number of admitting diagnoses adds up to more than 808 (see text under Results for details).