Gender | Effective | % |
Male | 24 | 57.1 |
Female | 18 | 42.9 |
Age Group (years) |
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65 - 74 | 30 | 71.4 |
75 - 84 | 7 | 16.7 |
≥85 | 5 | 11.9 |
Antecedents | ||
Hypertension | 21 | 50 |
Diabetes | 7 | 17 |
Gastroduodenal ulcer | 10 | 24 |
Viral hepatitis | 4 | 10 |
Renal failure | 1 | 2 |
HIV infection | 1 | 2 |
Other | 8 | 19 |
General Signs | ||
Anorexia | 20 | 47.6 |
Emaciation | 29 | 69 |
Asthenia | 27 | 64.3 |
Functional Signs | ||
Dizziness | 6 | 14.3 |
faintness | 1 | 2.4 |
Fall | 1 | 2.4 |
shortness | 20 | 47.6 |
palpitations | 15 | 35.3 |
Physical Signs | ||
Pallor | 38 | 90.6 |
Polypnoea | 33 | 78.6 |
Tachycardia | 36 | 85.7 |
hypotension | 18 | 42.9 |
Heart murmur | 4 | 9.3 |