Table 1 Distribution by age of the number of unscheduled admissions for asthma
TOTAL | WOMEN | MEN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | Nº of cases | % | Nº of cases | % | Nº of cases | % |
< = 14 | 746 | 32.10 | 285 | 19.32 | 461 | 54.30 |
[15—40) | 177 | 7.62 | 112 | 7.59 | 65 | 7.66 |
[40—65) | 350 | 15.06 | 243 | 16.47 | 107 | 12.60 |
[65—85) | 756 | 32.53 | 582 | 39.46 | 174 | 20.49 |
> = 85 | 295 | 12.69 | 253 | 17.15 | 42 | 4.95 |
Total | 2324 | 100 | 1475 | 100 | 849 | 100 |