Table 3 Chronic conditions and body systems in the admissions for the most common ACSC
From: The impact of multiple chronic diseases on hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions
Hospitalizations with a primary diagnosis of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders | Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs | Diseases of the circulatory system | Diseases of the respiratory system | p | |
Number of hospitalizations | 61 108 | 54 575 | 263 642 | 36180 | |
Average number of chronic conditions | 3.12 | 2.23 | 3.91 | 3.47 | <0.001 |
Number of chronic conditions (% of column) | |||||
At least 2 | 74.2 | 54.0 | 89.4 | 79.9 | |
At least 3 | 51.3 | 32.0 | 72.0 | 60.5 | |
At least 4 | 33.5 | 17.8 | 51.6 | 41.8 | |
Average number of body systems | 2.24 | 1.84 | 2.19 | 2.55 | <0.001 |
Additional body systems (% of column) | |||||
At least 1 | 68.1 | 47.9 | 72.4 | 73.9 | |
At least 2 | 34.8 | 24.8 | 31.7 | 47.2 | |
At least 3 | 14.6 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 22.0 | |
Most common body system | |||||
Rank 1 | Circulatory (45.0 %) | Circulatory (25.9 %) | Endocrine (54.3 %) | Circulatory (45.7 %) | |
Rank 2 | Nervous (17.3 %) | Endocrine (21.9 %) | Mental (17.1 %) | Endocrine (33.7 %) | |
Rank 3 | Mental (12.7 %) | Mental (14.3 %) | Nervous (9.3 %) | Mental (21.3 %) | |