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Table 2 Admissions among the homeless admitted for an ACSC by condition type and condition

From: Preventable hospital admissions among the homeless in California: A retrospective analysis of care for ambulatory care sensitive conditions

Ambulatory care sensitive condition

Percent N = 1,754

Chronic conditions

64.14

Diabetes with/without complications

18.93

Congestive heart failure

13.97

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

11.97

Epilepsy/Convulsions

9.29

Asthma

5.36

Hypertension

4.62

Acute conditions

34.72

Pneumonia

14.31

Noninfectious gastroenteritis

11.23

Urinary tract infections

5.30

Gastroenteritis

1.94

Appendicitis/Other appendiceal conditions

1.43

Pelvic inflammatory disease

NS

Preventable conditions

1.14

Tuberculosis

0.63

Nutritional deficiencies

NS

Influenza

NS

  1. NS = Data not sufficient to report.