Table 3 Distribution of NCDs among the younger population

All NCD patients

312

129

183

Multiple NCD diagnoses (N, %)

15 (4.8)

3 (2.3)

12 (6.6)

0.09

Hypertension (N, %)

8 (2.6)

1 (0.8)

7 (3.8)

0.09

Diabetes (N, %)

8 (2.6)

1 (0.8)

7 (3.8)

0.09

Epilepsy (N, %)

26 (8.3)

9 (7.0)

17 (9.3)

0.47

Asthma (N, %)

25 (8.0)

10 (7.8)

15 (8.2)

0.89

COPD (N, %)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

n/a

CHF (N, %)

3 (1.0)

2 (1.6)

1 (0.5)

0.37

RHD (N, %)

2 (0.6)

0 (0)

2 (1.1)

0.23

Cancer (N, %)

15 (4.8)

2 (1.6)

13 (7.1)

0.02

Liver disease (N, %)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

n/a

Sickle cell disease (N, %)

6 (1.9)

5 (3.9)

1 (0.5)

0.04

Stroke (N, %)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

n/a

CKD (N, %)

8 (2.6)

2 (1.6)

6 (3.3)

0.34

Mental health disorder (N, %)

27 (8.7)

0 (0.0)

27 (14.8)

 < 0.001

Trauma (N, %)

174 (55.8)

84 (65.1)

98 (53.6)

0.01

Burns (N, %)

26 (8.3)

17 (13.2)

9 (4.9)

0.01