Table 5.

Risk ratio of predisposing factors for noncommunicable disease emergencies.

Potential risk factors	Risk ratio (95% CI)
	Ischemic heart diseases	Severe hypertension	Diabetes mellitus (hyperglicemia)	Asthma	Pulmonary edema	Cerebrovascular accidents
Intense physical activity	3.1 (2.8-3.5)	0.14 (0.1-0.2)	0.04 (0.02-0.1)	0.6 (0.5-0.8)	0.9 (0.6-1.6)	1.4 (0.7-2.8)
Poor adherence to diet	1.0 (0.8-1.1)	1.4 (1.2-1.5)	2.3 (1.9-2.6)	0.1 (0.06-0.1)	0.1 (0.05-0.3)	1.1 (0.6-2.2)
Poor adherence to medications	0.6 (0.5-0.7)	2.3 (2.1-2.6)	1.5 (1.3-1.8)	1.4 (1.2-1.7)	2.6 (1.8-3.8)	1.2 (0.7-2.2)
Exposure to noxious gases	—a	—	—	5.9 (5.4-6.5)	1.5 (0.7-3.4)	—
History of exposure to recent respiratory infection	—	—	—	7.9 (7.2-8.8)	1.0 (0.5-1.9)	—

^aNot applicable.