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. 2023 Dec 12;103(4):1273–1284. doi: 10.1007/s00277-023-05571-1

Table 2.

Prevalence of comorbidities in the study cohorts prior to index date

Comorbiditya Main cohort Treated cohort Data lake cohort
(n = 2037) (n = 1615) (n = 551)
Charlson comorbidity index
  0 1018 (50.0) 861 (53.3) 323 (58.6)
  1 329 (16.2) 238 (14.7) 75 (13.6)
  2 203 (10.0) 152 (9.4) 48 (8.7)
   ≥ 3 487 (23.9) 364 (22.5) 105 (19.1)
  Diseases of circulatory system 1165 (57.2) 870 (53.9) 274 (49.7)
  Elevated blood pressure 890 (43.7) 659 (40.8) 217 (39.4)
  Congestive heart failure 199 (9.8) 126 (7.8) 24 (4.4)
  Atrial fibrillation 303 (14.9) 206 (12.8) 50 (9.1)
  Ischemic heart disease 248 (12.2) 174 (10.8) 31 (5.6)
  Cerebrovascular disease 148 (7.3) 110 (6.8) 28 (5.1)
  Peripherial arterial disease 83 (4.1) 55 (3.4) 13 (2.4)
  Dementia 77 (3.8) 44 (2.7) 6 (1.1)
  Parkinson’s disease 16 (0.8) 9 (0.6)  < 5
  Other cancers, excl. non-melanoma skin cancer 281 (13.8) 209 (12.9) 60 (10.9)
  Moderate to severe renal disease 185 (9.1) 142 (8.8) 42 (7.6)
  Moderate to severe liver disease 6 (0.3)  < 5 0 (0.0)
  Any neuropathy 31 (1.5) 20 (1.2)  < 5
  Amyloidosis 23 (1.1) 19 (1.2)  < 5

a Identified from Hilmo and/or AvoHilmo within 4 years prior to the index date. Numbers are frequencies (percentages)