Table 2.
Clinical conditions of older adult patients at admission in MRRH.
| Disease condition | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Cancer | 130 (14.5) |
| Stroke | 94 (10.5) |
| Heart failure | 76 (8.5) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 56 (6.2) |
| Pneumonia | 47 (5.2) |
| Head injury | 45 (5.0) |
| Diabetes | 43 (4.8) |
| Hypertension | 36 (4.0) |
| Sepsis | 35 (3.9) |
| Severe anemia | 31 (3.4) |
| Severe malaria | 25 (2.8) |
| Fractures | 24 (2.7) |
| Intestinal obstruction | 19 (2.1) |
| Renal disease | 18 (2.0) |
| Hernia | 13 (1.4) |
| Gastric outlet obstruction | 12 (1.3) |
| Tuberculosis | 11 (1.2) |
| Electrolyte imbalance | 10 (1.1) |
| Upper gastrointestinal bleeding | 10 (1.1) |
| Meningitis | 9 (1.0) |
| Liver disease | 9 (1.0) |
| Gangrene | 8 (0.9) |
| Gastroenteritis | 7 (0.7) |
| Dementia | 5 (0.5) |
| Peritonitis | 5 (0.5) |
| Alcohol intoxication | 4 (0.4) |
| Oesophageal stricture | 3 (0.3) |
| Others | 104 (11.7) |
| Total | 889 (100) |