Survey study of the etiology of non-traumatic altered consciousness in the Emergency Department at Suez Canal University Hospital in Egypt

Table 2 Chronic illnesses of the cohort, n (%)

Chronic illnesses	n = 87	Dead, n = 22	Alive, n = 65	P value
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	10 (11.5)	0 (0)	10 (15.4)	0.04a
Chronic kidney disease	12 (13.8)	6 (27.3)	6 (9.2)	0.03a
Diabetes mellitus	30 (34.5)	10 (45.5)	20 (30.8)	0.1b
Cancer	8 (9.2)	5 (22.7)	3 (4.6)	0.02a
Chronic liver disease	14 (16.1)	8 (36.4)	6 (9.2)	0.006a
Cerebrovascular stroke	14 (16.1)	2 (9.1)	12 (18.5)	0.2b
Coronary artery disease	10 (11.5)	3 (13.6)	7 (10.8)	0.4b
Hypertension	38 (43.7)	12 (54.5)	26 (40)	0.1b

^aP < 0.05.

^bP: Non-significant.