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. 2012 Oct 22;12:365. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-365

Table 2.

Variance in standardised morbidity ratios between doctor’s lists by data source

 
 Mean
 Variance
 Interquartile range
 Homoscedasticity
        PHC Dx vs. All Dx All Dx vs. Dx + Rx
Hypertension
 PHC Dx
 1.02
 0.15
 0.46
  
  
All Dx
 1.02
 0.11
 0.41
 0.0009
 0.0001
Dx + Rx
 1.01
 0.04
 0.20
  
  
Lipid metabolism disorder
 PHC Dx
 1.00
 0.26
 0.61
  
  
All Dx
 1.00
 0.22
 0.57
 0.0438
 0.0001
Dx + Px
 0.99
 0.08
 0.34
  
  
Depression
 PHC Dx
 1.00
 0.54
 0.91
  
  
All Dx
 1.00
 0.44
 0.81
 0.0057
 0.0001
Dx + Rx
 1.00
 0.10
 0.36
  
  
Asthma
 PHC Dx
 1.01
 0.31
 0.67
  
  
All Dx
 1.01
 0.28
 0.66
 0.2547
 0.0001
Dx + Rx
 1.01
 0.12
 0.42
  
  
Diabetes
 PHC Dx
 1.02
 0.15
 0.49
  
  
All Dx
 1.02
 0.13
 0.45
 0.0252
 0.0001
Dx + Rx
 1.01
 0.07
 0.34
  
  
Osteoporosis
 PHC Dx
 1.00
 0.38
 0.74
  
  
All Dx
 1.00
 0.33
 0.69
 0.1063
 0.0001
Dx + Rx
 0.98
 0.09
 0.35
  
  
Chronic heart failure
 PHC Dx
 1.04
 0.58
 0.90
  
  
All Dx
 1.03
 0.29
 0.68
 0.0001
 0.0001
Dx + Rx
 1.02
 0.10
 0.37
  
  
Hypothyroidism
 PHC Dx
 0.99
 0.41
 0.81
  
  
All Dx
 1.00
 0.39
 0.78
 0.4667
 0.0001
Dx + Rx
 1.01
 0.17
 0.51
  
  
Malignant neoplasm
 PHC Dx
 1.00
 0.19
 0.57
  
  
All Dx
 1.00
 0.12
 0.46
 0.0001
 0.0001
Dx + Rx
 1.00
 0.07
 0.33
  
  
Glaucoma
 PHC Dx
 1.02
 0.51
 0.87
  
  
All Dx
 1.01
 0.46
 0.81
 0.1693
 0.0001
Dx + Rx
 0.99
 0.13
 0.37
  
  
Migraine
 PHC Dx
 1.00
 0.40
 0.74
  
  
All Dx
 1.00
 0.39
 0.74
 0.5502
 0.0001
Dx + Rx
 1.00
 0.20
 0.52
  
  
Parkinson´s disease
 PHC Dx
 1.02
 0.68
 1.03
  
  
All Dx
 1.02
 0.57
 0.93
 0.0137
 0.0001
  Dx + Rx 1.01 0.29 0.57    

PHC = Primary Health Care; All Dx = PHC diagnoses + Hospital DDS; Dx + Rx = PHC diagnoses + Hospital DDS + PHC prescriptions.