Table 6. Top 10 Comorbidities, by Age Group and Sex

Comorbidity 18-44 years 45-64 years 65-79 years 80+ years
Non-obstetric female patients Male patients Non-obstetric female patients Male patients Non-obstetric female patients Male patients Non-obstetric female patients Male patients
Total number of discharges (in thousands) 2,913 2,577 3,733 3,648 4,167 3,624 3,195 1,749
 Percent of discharges in each age/sex group
Hypertension 9.3 11.2 32.8 33.5 46.7 40.7 46.9 35.9
Fluid and electrolyte disorders 8.7 8.5 11.5 10.6 16.3 13.6 23.1 19.9
Cardiac arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat)       4.4 11.1 13.1 19.3 22.3
Congestive heart failure         10.0 9.7 17.5 17.0
Chronic lung disease 7.7 5.3 13.8 12.9 19.2 22.5 16.0 23.0
Diabetes without complications 5.0 4.9 16.3 16.2 21.0 20.6 15.0 15.7
Deficiency anemias 6.2 4.1 7.9 6.5 10.8 9.2 14.3 13.6
Hypothyroidism     8.2   12.2   13.6  
Solid tumor without metastasis     5.2   8.2 10.5 8.2 13.4
Valvular disease             5.7  
Peripheral vascular disease (hardening of the arteries)           7.6   7.6
Renal failure     4.1 4.6   5.5   6.2
Affective disorders (depression) 6.0 3.9 6.8   5.5      
Obesity 5.4 3.4 7.6 4.8        
Drug abuse 5.2 8.7            
Alcohol abuse 3.8 9.6   7.4        
Psychoses 3.6 3.5            
Diabetes with chronic complications       4.0        

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