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. 2013 Jul 29;63(613):e523–e533. doi: 10.3399/bjgp13X670651

Table 4.

Number of women in Scotland admitted to hospital for specific conditions, by smoking status at recruitment to the RCGP Oral Contraception Study

Reason for admission ICD–8 codes All women (N = 4121), n (%) Number of cigarettes smoked daily at recruitment
Non-smoker (n = 2063), n (%) <15 (n = 1142), n (%) ≥15 (n = 916), n (%)
Any reason 000–999, all E 3657 (88.7) 1808 (87.6) 1020 (89.3) 829 (90.5)

Infectious and parasitic diseases 000–136 1656 (40.2) 767 (37.2) 472 (41.3) 417 (45.5)

Any cancer 140–209 667 (16.2) 256 (12.4) 218 (19.1) 193 (21.1)

Cancer site
  Large bowel and rectum 153, 154 67 (1.6) 33 (1.6) 17 (1.5) 17 (1.9)
  Lung 162 105 (2.5) 14 (0.7) 36 (3.2) 55 (6.0)
  Breast 174 226 (5.5) 110 (5.3) 67 (5.9) 49 (5.3)
  Invasive cervix 180 19 (0.5) 5 (0.2) 9 (0.8) 5 (0.5)
  Uterine body 182 20 (0.5) 7 (0.3) 8 (0.7) 5 (0.5)
  Ovary 183 35 (0.8) 16 (0.8) 14 (1.2) 5 (0.5)
  Other reproductive 184 17 (0.4) 5 (0.2) 8 (0.7) 4 (0.4)
  Other cancer 140–209c 403 (9.8) 147 (7.1) 145 (12.7) 111 (12.1)

Diabetes mellitus 250 189 (4.6) 84 (4.1) 55 (4.8) 50 (5.5)

Other endocrine disease 240–289, except 250 610 (14.8) 269 (13.0) 181 (15.8) 160 (17.5)

Mental health problems 290–317 308 (7.5) 102 (4.9) 91 (8.0) 115 (12.6)

All circulatory disease 390–458 1472 (35.7) 678 (32.9) 420 (36.8) 374 (40.8)

Ischaemic heart disease 410–414 507 (12.3) 194 (9.4) 154 (13.5) 159 (17.4)

Other heart disease 420–429 367 (8.9) 150 (7.3) 99 (8.7) 118 (12.9)

Cerebrovascular disease 430–438 192 (4.7) 75 (3.6) 55 (4.8) 62 (6.8)

Other circulatory disease 390–409, 440–458 1135 (27.5) 543 (26.3) 307 (26.9) 285 (31.1)

Respiratory disease 460–519 781 (19.0) 289 (14.0) 235 (20.6) 257 (28.1)

Digestive disease 520–577 1556 (37.8) 729 (35.3) 441 (38.6) 386 (42.1)

Genitourinary disease 580–629 1964 (47.7) 981 (47.6) 560 (49.0) 423 (46.2)

Other conditions not specified All codesc 3084 (74.8) 1499 (72.7) 876 (76.7) 709 (77.4)

ICD–8 = International Classification of Disease 8th revision.

c

Except those codes listed above.