Table 3. Rates of health services claims among individuals with and without asthma in 14 disease categories, according to age (Adult population).
| Health Services Claims per 1000 person years | |||||||||
| 18 to 44 years | 45 to 64 years | 65 years and older | |||||||
| Individuals with asthma | Individuals without asthma | Absolute rate difference | Individuals with asthma | Individuals without asthma | Absolute rate difference | Individuals with asthma | Individuals without asthma | Absolute rate difference | |
| Disease Category | (N = 492,044) | (N = 4,154,792) | (95% confidence interval) | (N = 264,150) | (N = 2,583,341) | (95% confidence interval) | (N = 166,926) | (N = 1,312,931) | (95% confidence interval) |
| Infectious and parasitic disease | 239.1 | 171.9 | 67.3 (66.7, 67.8) | 220.2 | 137.3 | 82.9 (82.2, 83.7) | 290.7 | 199.1 | 91.7 (90.5, 92.8) |
| Neoplasms | 148.1 | 128.0 | 20.1 (19.7, 20.6) | 535.4 | 458.5 | 76.9 (75.7, 78.1) | 1111.6 | 1027.5 | 84.0 (81.7, 86.4) |
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders | 329.0 | 243.2 | 85.9 (85.2, 86.6) | 930.0 | 667.7 | 262.3 (260.7, 263.8) | 1093.0 | 966.1 | 126.9 (124.6, 129.2) |
| Hematologic disorders | 57.2 | 42.5 | 14.7 (14.4, 15.0) | 114.2 | 72.0 | 42.2 (41.7, 42.8) | 317.8 | 246.2 | 71.6 (70.3, 72.8) |
| Psychiatric disorders | 1273.2 | 723.2 | 550.0 (548.7, 551.3) | 1428.7 | 783.1 | 645.6 (643.6, 647.5) | 1408.0 | 1257.0 | 150.9 (148.3, 153.6) |
| Nervous system and sense organs | 443.4 | 300.7 | 142.7 (141.9, 143.5) | 820.1 | 564.2 | 255.8 (254.4, 257.3) | 1684.8 | 1426.1 | 258.7 (255.8, 261.6) |
| Circulatory system | 382.9 | 281.5 | 101.4 (100.7, 102.2) | 1661.3 | 1199.3 | 462.0 (459.9, 464.1) | 4342.6 | 3573.0 | 769.6 (765.0, 774.3) |
| Digestive system | 509.7 | 324.9 | 184.8 (183.9, 185.7) | 829.5 | 529.6 | 299.9 (298.4, 301.3) | 1236.9 | 882.3 | 354.6 (352.1, 357.1) |
| Genitourinary system | 627.5 | 458.7 | 168.8 (167.8, 169.7) | 734.6 | 509.4 | 225.3 (223.9, 226.7) | 1099.8 | 885.1 | 214.7 (212.4, 217.0) |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | 310.2 | 241.6 | 68.6 (68.0, 69.3) | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 (0.6, 0.7) | na | na | na |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 365.3 | 270.8 | 94.5 (93.7, 95.2) | 443.8 | 302.0 | 141.8 (140.7, 142.8) | 598.4 | 479.3 | 119.1 (117.3, 120.8) |
| Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 618.4 | 398.1 | 220.3 (219.3, 221.2) | 1383.6 | 807.8 | 575.8 (573.9, 577.7) | 1732.3 | 1267.2 | 465.1 (462.2, 468.0) |
| Injury and poisoning | 510.5 | 342.1 | 168.3 (167.5, 169.2) | 653.6 | 413.2 | 240.4 (239.1, 241.7) | 945.9 | 720.2 | 225.7 (223.6, 227.9) |
| Respiratory system other than asthma | 979.4 | 497.6 | 481.8 (480.6, 483.0) | 1588.9 | 536.6 | 1052.3 (1050.3, 1054.3) | 2853.5 | 926.9 | 1926.7 (1923.0, 1930.3) |
na, not applicable.