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. 2019 Jul 19;60(8):796–803. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2019.60.8.796

Table 2. The Ratios of Monthly Emergency Room Visits in 2005 to the Average Visits of Corresponding Months in 2014 and 2016 according to Disease Severity (%).

Month High-acuity disease Low-acuity disease
Myocardial infarction Cardiac arrest Ischemic stroke Hemorrhagic stroke AGE APT AOM URI
% p value* % p value* % p value* % p value* % p value* % p value* % p value* % p value*
May 98.2 0.463 100.2 0.992 96.2 0.019 101.1 0.732 99.7 0.411 92.0 <0.001 90.8 <0.001 95.7 <0.001
June 86.0 <0.001 103.5 0.401 83.4 <0.001 102.4 0.443 66.2 <0.001 60.1 <0.001 47.0 <0.001 54.8 <0.001
July 94.6 0.050 99.2 0.802 95.7 0.011 101.0 0.786 83.3 <0.001 60.5 <0.001 67.2 <0.001 60.4 <0.001
August 96.9 0.267 95.4 0.209 98.3 0.309 98.3 0.553 99.1 0.097 101.4 0.606 101.2 0.728 100.9 0.290

AGE, acute gastroenteritis; APT, acute pharyngotonsillitis; AOM, acute otitis media; URI, upper respiratory infection.

*p value from chi-square test; Values during Middle East respiratory syndrome epidemic period (June to July).