Table 3.
Distribution of number and daily average of noncommunicable disease emergencies by study phase.
| NCDa emergencies | Pre-event | Event | Total | P valueb | ||||
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n (%) | Daily average | n (%) | Daily average | n (%) | Daily average |
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| Ischemic heart disease | 199 (22.7) | 28 | 735 (20.72) | 57 | 934 (21.11) | 47 | <.001 | |
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Angina | 104 (11.9) | 15 | 417 (11.75) | 32 | 521 (11.77) | 26 | .006 |
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Arrhythmias | 61 (6.9) | 9 | 182 (5.13) | 14 | 243 (5.49) | 12 | .07 |
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Myocardial infarction | 34 (3.9) | 5 | 136 (3.83) | 10 | 170 (3.84) | 9 | <.001 |
| Hypotension/ hypertension | 296 (33.7) | 42 | 1299 (36.63) | 100 | 1595 (36.05) | 80 | <.001 | |
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Severe hypertension | 223 (25.4) | 32 | 1062 (29.94) | 82 | 1285 (29.04) | 64 | <.001 |
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Hypotension | 73 (8.3) | 10 | 237 (6.68) | 18 | 310 (7.00) | 16 | .03 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 124 (14.1) | 18 | 603 (17.00) | 46 | 727 (16.43) | 36 | <.001 | |
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Hyperglycemia | 112 (12.8) | 16 | 542 (15.28) | 42 | 654 (14.78) | 33 | <.001 |
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Hypoglycemia | 12 (1.4) | 2 | 61 (1.72) | 5 | 73 (1.65) | 4 | .01 |
| Asthma | 166 (18.9) | 24 | 685 (19.31) | 53 | 851 (19.23) | 43 | <.001 | |
| Pulmonary edema | 40 (4.6) | 6 | 137 (3.86) | 11 | 177 (4.00) | 9 | .02 | |
| Cerebrovascular accidents | 53 (6.0) | 8 | 87 (2.45) | 7 | 140 (3.16) | 7 | .60 | |
| Total | 878 (100.0) | 125 | 3546 (100.00) | 273 | 4424 (100.00) | 221 | <.001 | |
aNCD: noncommunicable disease.
bP value is based on the t test.