Table 1 Descriptive statistics of emergency room visits for respiratory diseases from Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2019
Variable | TRD | AURI | LRTI | Pneumonia | COPD | Asthma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 144,326 | 80,302 | 24,621 | 24,484 | 2,553 | 2,740 |
Sex, n(%) | ||||||
 Male | 74,489 (51.6%) | 38,834 (48.4%) | 13,124 (53.3%) | 13,060 (53.3%) | 1,622 (63.5%) | 1,181 (43.1%) |
 Female | 69,837 (48.4%) | 41,468 (51.6%) | 11,497 (46.7%) | 11,424 (46.7%) | 931 (36.5%) | 1,559 (56.9%) |
Age, n(%) | ||||||
  < 18 years | 48,937 (33.9%) | 41,134 (51.2%) | 4,237 (17.2%) | 4,234 (17.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 276 (10.1%) |
 18–64 years | 65,099 (45.1%) | 36,080 (44.9%) | 8,856 (36.0%) | 8,750 (35.7%) | 314 (12.3%) | 1,776 (64.8%) |
  > 64 years | 30,290 (21.0%) | 3,088 (3.8%) | 11,528 (46.8%) | 11,500 (47.0%) | 2,239 (87.7%) | 688 (25.1%) |