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Table 3 Most common diagnoses from emergency room and urgent care visits, by smoking status

From: Smoking is associated with a higher risk of unplanned medical visits among adult patients with diabetes, using retrospective electronic medical record data from 2014 to 2016

Smokers with Diabetes

Nonsmokers with Diabetes

Diagnoses

Frequency

Diagnoses

Frequency

R10.xx: Abdominal and pelvic pain

6.6% (N = 4109)

R10.xx: Abdominal and pelvic pain

5.4% (N = 8856)

M54.xx: Dorsalgia

6.1% (N = 3750)

M54.xx: Dorsalgia

4.3% (N = 7099)

R07.xx: Pain in throat and chest

3.6% (N = 2252)

R07.xx: Pain in throat and chest

4.3% (N = 6971)

M25.xx: Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified

3.4% (N = 2114)

M25.xx: Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified

3.2% (N = 5175)

M79.xx: Other and unspecified tissue disorders

3.4% (N = 2085)

M79.xx: Other and unspecified tissue disorders

3.1% (N = 5092)

L03.xx: Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis

2.3% (N = 1453)

R05.xx: Cough

2.8% (N = 4547)

E11.xx: Type II Diabetes Mellitus

2.1% (N = 1314)

L03.xx: Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis

2.2% (N = 3526)

R05.xx: Cough

2.1% (N = 1298)

J40.xx: Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic

2.1% (N = 3422)

J40.xx: Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic

2.0% (N = 1265)

J02.xx: Acute pharyngitis

2.0% (N = 3222)

G43.xx: Migraine

1.9% (N = 1197)

R51.xx: Headache

1.8% (N = 3140)