Table 2 Analysis of NCD patients by age group
From: Non-communicable disease burden among inpatients at a rural district hospital in Malawi
Variable | All | Older (40 +) | Young (< 40) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total patients (N, %) | 574 | 262 | 312 | Â |
Multiple NCD diagnoses (N, %) | 95 (16.6) | 80 (30.5) | 15 (4.8) |  < 0.001 |
Hypertension (N, %) | 127 (22.1) | 119 (45.4) | 8 (2.6) |  < 0.001 |
Diabetes (N, %) | 29 (5.1) | 21 (8.0) | 8 (2.6) | 0.003 |
Epilepsy (N, %) | 40 (7.0) | 14 (5.3) | 26 (8.3) | 0.16 |
Asthma (N, %) | 34 (5.9) | 9 (3.4) | 25 (8.0) | 0.02 |
COPD (N, %) | 9 (1.6) | 9 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.001 |
CHF (N, %) | 31 (5.4) | 28 (10.7) | 3 (1.0) |  < 0.001 |
RHD (N, %) | 7 (1.2) | 5 (1.9) | 2 (0.6) | 0.17 |
Cancer (N, %) | 43 (7.5) | 28 (10.7) | 15 (4.8) | 0.01 |
Liver disease (N, %) | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.12 |
Sickle cell disease (N, %) | 6 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (1.9) | 0.02 |
Stroke (N, %) | 24 (4.2) | 24 (9.2) | 0 (0.0) |  < 0.001 |
CKD (N, %) | 31 (5.4) | 23 (8.8) | 8 (2.6) | 0.001 |
Mental health disorder (N, %) | 42 (7.3) | 15 (5.7) | 27 (8.7) | 0.18 |
Trauma (N, %) | 229 (39.9) | 55 (21.0) | 174 (55.8) |  < 0.001 |
Burns (N, %) | 27 (4.7) | 1 (0.4) | 26 (8.3) |  < 0.001 |