Table 2.
Number of hospitalizations and standardized hospitalization ratios (SHRs) relative to the general population among 6,079 kidney transplant patients, between April 2001 and December 2008, by disease categorya
| Disease grouping | ICD10b | Kidney transplant patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
|
Observed |
Expected |
SHR |
95% CI |
| All hospitalizations |
|
14,147 |
1,876.1 |
7.5 |
7.4, 7.7 |
| All hospitalizationsc |
Excluding S01-T99, V01-Y98, and Z00-Z99 |
10,227 |
1,604.6 |
6.4 |
6.3, 6.5 |
| Infectious diseases |
A00-B99 |
853 |
27.4 |
31.2 |
29.1, 33.4 |
| Neoplasms |
C00-D48 |
498 |
171.2 |
2.9 |
2.7, 3.2 |
| Blood disorders |
D50-D89 |
201 |
16.5 |
12.2 |
10.6, 14.0 |
| Endocrine disorders |
E00-E99 |
1,114 |
50.6 |
22.0 |
20.7, 23.3 |
| Mental disorders |
F00-F99 |
80 |
84.7 |
0.9 |
0.7, 1.2 |
| Nervous system and sense organs |
G00-G99, H00-H95 |
483 |
43.2 |
11.2 |
10.2, 12.2 |
| Circulatory |
I00-I99 |
1,078 |
298.6 |
3.6 |
3.4, 3.8 |
| Respiratory |
J00-J99 |
661 |
123.4 |
5.4 |
4.9, 5.8 |
| Digestive |
K00-K93 |
1,480 |
227.0 |
6.5 |
6.2, 6.9 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue |
L00-L99 |
165 |
19.9 |
8.3 |
7.1, 9.7 |
| Musculoskeletal |
M00-M99 |
420 |
128.8 |
3.3 |
3.0, 3.6 |
| Genitourinary |
N00-N99 |
2,132 |
120.2 |
17.7 |
17.0, 18.5 |
| Complications of pregnancy |
O00-O99 |
38 |
158.2 |
0.2 |
0.2, 0.3 |
| Congenital anomalies |
Q00-Q99 |
53 |
2.8 |
18.9 |
14.2, 24.8 |
| Symptoms ill defined | R00-R99 | 968 | 114.6 | 8.4 | 7.9, 9.0 |
aFollow-up interval was from 60 days after the date of their renal transplant to the date of death or until 31 March 2009.
bICD 10, International Classification of Diseases, 10th.
cDisease category on complications of procedures/ transplanted organs rejection, follow-up examination and adjustment, and other supplementary classifications related to transplant procedure (ICD-10 codes: S01-T99, V01-Y98, and Z00-Z99) was excluded.