Table 2. Rates of health services claims among individuals with and without asthma in 14 disease categories, according to age (Pediatric population).

	Health Services Claims per 1000 person years
	4 years and younger			5 to 17 years
	Individuals with asthma	Individuals without asthma	Absolute rate difference		Individuals with asthma	Individuals without asthma	Absolute rate difference
Disease Category	(N = 90,387)	(N = 536,432)	(95% confidence interval)		(N = 464,068)	(N = 1,555,638)	(95% confidence interval)
Infectious and parasitic disease	423.0	330.6	92.4 (90.6, 94.2)		256.4	208.7	47.7 (47.1, 48.4)
Neoplasms	38.3	33.7	4.7 (4.1, 5.2)		43.5	39.5	4.1 (3.8, 4.3)
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders	47.4	30.8	16.6 (16.0, 17.2)		76.9	56.7	20.2 (19.8, 20.6)
Hematologic disorders	32.0	22.7	9.3 (8.8, 9.8)		25.6	21.8	3.8 (3.6, 4.0)
Psychiatric disorders	222.1	133.5	88.6 (87.3, 89.9)		431.5	316.3	115.2 (114.3, 116.0)
Nervous system and sense organs	744.0	593.8	150.2 (147.7, 152.6)		333.8	254.9	78.9 (78.1, 79.6)
Circulatory system	46.4	29.9	16.6 (15.9, 17.2)		71.0	54.9	16.2 (15.8, 16.5)
Digestive system	228.2	172.2	56.0 (54.6, 57.3)		207.9	160.4	47.5 (46.9, 48.0)
Genitourinary system	116.9	101.1	15.8 (14.8, 16.8)		161.4	152.3	9.1 (8.5, 9.6)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue	337.1	260.9	76.2 (74.6, 77.9)		371.1	300.3	70.8 (70.0, 71.6)
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue	74.6	54.3	20.3 (19.6, 21.1)		178.9	138.4	40.4 (39.9, 41.0)
Congenital anomalies	29.7	20.3	9.5 (9.0, 9.9)		16.2	10.9	5.3 (5.1, 5.5)
Conditions originating in the perinatal period	7.9	3.0	4.9 (4.7, 5.2)		2.3	1.1	1.2 (1.1, 1.2)
Injury and poisoning	309.8	236.0	73.8 (72.3, 75.4)		444.1	344.3	99.8 (98.9, 100.7)
Respiratory system other than asthma	1571.7	1058.1	513.6 (510.1, 517.1)		817.6	520.5	297.1 (296.0, 298.3)