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. 2023 May 3;73(731):e435–e442. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2022.0235

Table 2.

Prevalence of the 37 conditions in the development dataset, and the weights for the conditions included in the final model

Condition Prevalence, n (%) (n = 300 000)  Weight
Hypertension 62 854 (20.95)
Anxiety or depression 41 744 (13.91) 0.3242
Painful condition 41 461 (13.82) 0.4455
Hearing loss 27 083 (9.03)
Asthma 22 348 (7.45)
Irritable bowel syndrome 20 671 (6.89) −0.2037
Diabetes 20 232 (6.74) 0.2947
Thyroid disorders 18 732 (6.24)
Coronary heart disease 15 887 (5.30)
Chronic kidney disease 13 226 (4.41) 0.2137
Diverticular disease of intestine 10 502 (3.50)
Disorder of prostate 10 397 (3.47) −0.1878
Atrial fibrillation 9105 (3.03) 0.3349
Alcohol problems 9064 (3.02) 0.7922
COPD 7542 (2.51) 0.7022
Stroke and TIA 7415 (2.47)
Rheumatoid arthritis 7352 (2.45)
Constipation 6311 (2.10) 0.3830
Cancer 5924 (1.97) 1.2026
Peptic ulcer disease 5071 (1.69)
Chronic sinusitis 4995 (1.67)
Heart failure 4686 (1.56) 0.5052
Psychoactive substance misuse 4139 (1.38) 0.4493
Blindness and low vision 3823 (1.27)
Dementia 3709 (1.24) 0.9380
Psoriasis or eczema 2794 (0.93)
Epilepsy 2580 (0.86) 0.4775
Schizophrenia or bipolar disorder 2402 (0.80) 0.4825
Inflammatory bowel disease 2371 (0.79)
Chronic liver disease and viral hepatitis 2345 (0.78) 0.6862
Anorexia or bulimia 2222 (0.74)
Migraine 1594 (0.53)
Bronchiectasis 1530 (0.51)
Learning disability 1290 (0.43) 0.6373
Parkinsonism 920 (0.31) 0.5462
Multiple sclerosis 853 (0.28) 0.7616
Peripheral vascular disease 650 (0.22) 0.3346

COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. TIA = transient ischaemic attack.