Disease identification based on ambulatory drugs dispensation and in-hospital ICD-10 diagnoses: a comparison

Halfon, Patricia; Eggli, Yves; Decollogny, Anne; Seker, Erol

doi:10.1186/1472-6963-13-453

Table 4 Stability of categories inferred from drugs on patients classified in at least one category in 2005 (N = 410,469)

From: Disease identification based on ambulatory drugs dispensation and in-hospital ICD-10 diagnoses: a comparison

Morbidity categories	Detected in 2005	Detected in 2006	Detected both years	K₁
Diabetes mellitus	22,530	29,296	0.90	0.90
Transplant	914	1,183	0.88	0.88
Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease	1,057	1,471	0.88	0.88
Multiple sclerosis	353	496	0.84	0.84
Hypertensive disease/heart failure	110,648	136,262	0.87	0.80
Hyperlipidemia	53,593	68,177	0.83	0.80
Glaucoma	9,413	12,019	0.79	0.78
Thrombo-embolic risk or disease	59,070	73,837	0.78	0.73
Osteoporosis	11,272	14,056	0.72	0.71
Thyroid disorders	9,485	11,271	0.70	0.69
Alzheimer’s disease	2,158	2,730	0.69	0.69
Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders	12,216	14,522	0.65	0.64
Parkinson’s disease	4,021	4,885	0.64	0.64
Epilepsy	9,290	11,432	0.64	0.63
Malignant neoplasm	5,324	7,553	0.63	0.62
Gout	5,283	6,715	0.62	0.61
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis	1,999	2,417	0.59	0.58
Anemia - others	555	801	0.57	0.57
Mood [affective] disorders	52,395	60,280	0.63	0.56
Conduction disorders and cardiac arrhythmias	3,959	4,734	0.56	0.56
Hyperplasia of prostate	12,835	15,751	0.56	0.55
Ischemic heart disease	7,641	7,417	0.49	0.48
Migraine	7,297	7,891	0.49	0.48
Other mental and behavioral disorders	73,679	82,593	0.58	0.47
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases	653	778	0.47	0.47
Abuse of opioid	58	74	0.43	0.43
Reactive airway disease	39,237	44,497	0.48	0.42
Diseases of esophagus and peptic ulcer	69,660	83,280	0.52	0.40
Hepatitis B or C	223	260	0.31	0.31
Obesity	1,497	2,196	0.31	0.30
Psoriasis	4,042	4,357	0.31	0.30
Mental and behavioral disorders due to alcohol	979	916	0.29	0.29
Vertigo	5,852	5,523	0.25	0.24
Acne	14,031	15,284	0.27	0.24
Anemia - nutritional	20,758	21,524	0.27	0.22
Functional digestive disorders	69,988	74,141	0.36	0.22
Neutropenia	174	280	0.22	0.22
Inflammatory polyarthritis and connective tissue disorders	12,934	12,965	0.24	0.22
Poisonings	438	763	0.21	0.20
Viral diseases	4,606	5,338	0.20	0.18
Mycosis	51,825	51,635	0.27	0.17
Other diseases of upper respiratory tract - allergy	32,151	32,610	0.23	0.17
Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs	17,599	16,556	0.20	0.16
Hemorrhoids	7,991	6,973	0.17	0.16
Tuberculosis	111	72	0.14	0.14
Eye inflammation	17,078	17,985	0.18	0.14
Dermatitis	49,684	47,769	0.23	0.13
Conjunctivitis	24,435	25,155	0.18	0.13
Abuse of tobacco	53	60	0.09	0.09
Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue	29,384	29,508	0.15	0.09
Gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin	21,755	18,053	0.13	0.09
Hemorrhagic risk or disease	1,476	1,267	0.08	0.08
Disorders of external ear	8,967	7,396	0.08	0.07
Other acute upper respiratory infections	134,478	130,051	0.36	0.06
Paludism	2,270	2,233	0.06	0.06
Parasitosis	5,435	4,718	0.07	0.05
Influenza	314	105	0.02	0.02
Bacterial infection or septicemia	132,933	139,298	0.32	0.00
Pain	235,400	257,672	0.53	0.00

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