Table 1 Characteristics of emergency hospital visits of people over 65 years of age with respiratory disease residing in Okayama-city, Japan, 2006–2010 (n = 6,925)
| Â | Patients |
|---|---|
Mean Age (year) (SD) | 82 (8.3) |
Sex (% women)a | 3003 (43.4) |
Emergency call (% daytime, 8Â am to 8Â pm)a | 4871 (70.3) |
Medical historya | Â |
Hypertension | 559 (8.1) |
Coronary heart disease | 209 (3.0) |
Cerebrovascular disease | 1012 (14.6) |
Diabetes mellitus | 369 (5.3) |
Respiratory disease | 1574 (22.7) |
Other diseases | 2292 (33.1) |
None | 459 (6.6) |
Unknown | 451 (6.5) |
Types of respiratory diseasea | Â |
Pneumonia and influenza | 3227 (46.6) |
COPD and allied conditions | 767 (11.1) |
Acute upper respiratory infections | 297 (4.3) |
Other diseases of upper respiratory tract | 303 (4.4) |
Lung diseases due to external agents | 1118 (16.1) |
Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium | 120 (1.7) |
Suppurative and necrotic conditions of lower respiratory tract | 15 (0.2) |
Other diseases of pleura | 264 (3.8) |
Other diseases of the respiratory system | 814 (11.8) |