Table 4.

Document frequency of terms indicating patients’ underlying condition.^a

Word	Frequency (n=883), n (%)	Quote
Hypertension	110 (12)	“The patient has hypertension, diabetes and other underlying conditions. He has had diarrhea for five days with continuous wheezing and breathing difficulties...”
Diabetes	82 (9)	“My father has multiple underlying diseases, including diabetes and hypertension. The CTb scan shows ground glass opacity. We have reported to the community hospital and they said that they could do nothing...”
Heart disease	79 (9)	“My grandpa has a history of heart disease for years and received emergency treatment for several times before.”
Underlying disease	30 (3)	“The CT scan shows ground glass opacity in both lungs. My father has serious underlying disease of cardiomegaly. He needs to be hospitalized immediately...”

^aHealth condition was missing in 613 Weibo entries.

^bCT: computed tomography.