Research Article

A Study of the Pattern of Admissions to the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka

Table 5

Endocrinology.

DiagnosisTotalMale: ageFemale: age

All endocrine diseasesn = 436n = 229 (52.5%)n = 207 (47.5%)
55.9 ± 16 years57.2 ± 19.3 years
Hypoglycemian = 287 (65.8%)n = 150 (52.3%)n = 137 (47.7%)
Hyperglycemian = 128 (29.4%)n = 64 (50%)n = 64 (50%)
Hyperkalemian = 9
Hypokalemian = 6
Hyponatremian = 1
Hypocalcaemian = 1
Othersn = 4