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. 2013 Jan 26;13:30. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-30

Table 3.

Distribution of comorbid conditions in the dataset (n = 13,519)

Comorbidity measure
ICD-10aChapters n (%) FCIbconditions n (%)
I – Infectious and parasitic diseases
470 (3.5)
Arthritis
145 (1.1)
II – Neoplasms
178 (1.3)
Osteoporosis
296 (2.2)
III – Diseases of blood and blood-forming organs
723 (5.4)
Asthma
25 (0.2)
IV – Endocrine, nutritional, metabolic disorders
900 (6.7)
COPD/ARDSc
225 (1.7)
V – Mental and behaviour disorders
1950 (14.4)
Angina
23 (0.2)
VI – Diseases of the nervous system
783 (5.8)
Congestive heart failure/Heart disease
726 (5.4)
VII- Diseases of the eye and adnexa
288 (2.1)
Heart attack
73 (0.5)
VIII – Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
130 (1.0)
Neurological disease
656 (4.9)
IX – Diseases of the circulatory system
1349 (10.0)
Stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack
37 (0.3)
X – Disease of the respiratory system
424 (3.1)
Diabetes
815 (6.0)
XI – Diseases of the digestive system
347 (2.6)
Peripheral vascular disease
56 (0.4)
XII – Diseases of the skin, subcutaneous tissue
332 (2.5)
Upper gastrointestinal disease
62 (0.5)
XIII – Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
806 (6.0)
Depression
22 (0.2)
XIV – Diseases of the genitourinary system
543 (4.0)
Anxiety/panic disorders
80 (0.6)
XV – Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
3 (0.02)
Visual impairment
101 (0.8)
XVI – Conditions originating in perinatal period
1 (0.01)
Hearing impairment
93 (0.7)
XVII – Congenital malformations
52 (0.4)
Degenerative disc disease
21 (0.2)
XIX – Injury, poisoning, etc.
83 (0.6)
Obesity
135 (1.0)
Six frequent chronic conditions[7]
n (%)
Charlson Comorbidity Index
n (%)
Chronic lung disease
250 (1.9)
Myocardial infarction
238 (1.8)
Heart disease
782 (5.8)
Congestive heart failure
378 (2.8)
Diabetes
815 (6.0)
Peripheral vascular disease
19 (0.1)
Backache
49 (0.4)
Dementia
1898 (14.0)
Osteoarthritis
129 (1.0)
Cerebrovascular disease
46 (0.3)
Rheumatoid arthritis
17 (0.1)
Chronic pulmonary disease
277 (2.0)
Other
4555 (33.7)
Connective tissue disease
37 (0.3)
 
 
Ulcer disease
19 (0.1)
 
 
Mild liver disease
98 (0.7)
 
 
Diabetes
524 (3.9)
 
 
Hemiplegia
155 (1.1)
 
 
Moderate or severe renal disease
547 (4.0)
 
 
Diabetes with end-organ damage
379 (2.8)
 
 
Any tumour
65 (0.5)
 
 
Leukaemia
13 (0.1)
 
 
Lymphoma
2 (0.01)
 
 
Moderate or severe liver disease
30 (0.2)
 
 
Metastatic solid tumour
105 (0.8)
    AIDS 16 (0.1)

aICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision; bFCI, Functional Comorbidity Index; cCOPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, ARDS, Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome.