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Table 2 Patient diagnoses by disease category and organ system

From: Factors associated with high-utilization in a safety net setting

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Cases (nā€‰=ā€‰247)

Controls (nā€‰=ā€‰247)

Diagnosis

%

%

Chronic disease

97.58

76.11a

Multiple chronic conditions

52.22

17.81a

Neurological

46.15

25.51a

Cardiac

82.59

61.54a

Pulmonary

46.96

19.03a

Gastro-intestinal

49.39

19.84a

Hematological

61.13

17.00a

Infectious disease

25.91

8.50a

Renal

39.68

13.36a

Gynecological/Urological

20.65

12.96a

Musculoskeletal

28.34

21.46

Psychiatric

36.44

18.22a

Endocrine

44.53

27.13a

Trauma

3.64

6.48

Rheumatology/Nutritional Deficiencies/Other

12.55

11.74

Weight status

ā€ƒBMI, mean (std. dev.)

27.06 (8.04)

27.76 (7.11)

  1. asignificant at alphaā€‰=ā€‰0.05