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. 2013 Oct 31;13:453. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-453

Table 4.

Stability of categories inferred from drugs on patients classified in at least one category in 2005 (N = 410,469)

Morbidity categories Detected in 2005 Detected in 2006 Detected both years K 1
Diabetes mellitus
22,530
29,296
0.90
0.90
Transplant
914
1,183
0.88
0.88
Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease
1,057
1,471
0.88
0.88
Multiple sclerosis
353
496
0.84
0.84
Hypertensive disease/heart failure
110,648
136,262
0.87
0.80
Hyperlipidemia
53,593
68,177
0.83
0.80
Glaucoma
9,413
12,019
0.79
0.78
Thrombo-embolic risk or disease
59,070
73,837
0.78
0.73
Osteoporosis
11,272
14,056
0.72
0.71
Thyroid disorders
9,485
11,271
0.70
0.69
Alzheimer’s disease
2,158
2,730
0.69
0.69
Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders
12,216
14,522
0.65
0.64
Parkinson’s disease
4,021
4,885
0.64
0.64
Epilepsy
9,290
11,432
0.64
0.63
Malignant neoplasm
5,324
7,553
0.63
0.62
Gout
5,283
6,715
0.62
0.61
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
1,999
2,417
0.59
0.58
Anemia - others
555
801
0.57
0.57
Mood [affective] disorders
52,395
60,280
0.63
0.56
Conduction disorders and cardiac arrhythmias
3,959
4,734
0.56
0.56
Hyperplasia of prostate
12,835
15,751
0.56
0.55
Ischemic heart disease
7,641
7,417
0.49
0.48
Migraine
7,297
7,891
0.49
0.48
Other mental and behavioral disorders
73,679
82,593
0.58
0.47
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
653
778
0.47
0.47
Abuse of opioid
58
74
0.43
0.43
Reactive airway disease
39,237
44,497
0.48
0.42
Diseases of esophagus and peptic ulcer
69,660
83,280
0.52
0.40
Hepatitis B or C
223
260
0.31
0.31
Obesity
1,497
2,196
0.31
0.30
Psoriasis
4,042
4,357
0.31
0.30
Mental and behavioral disorders due to alcohol
979
916
0.29
0.29
Vertigo
5,852
5,523
0.25
0.24
Acne
14,031
15,284
0.27
0.24
Anemia - nutritional
20,758
21,524
0.27
0.22
Functional digestive disorders
69,988
74,141
0.36
0.22
Neutropenia
174
280
0.22
0.22
Inflammatory polyarthritis and connective tissue disorders
12,934
12,965
0.24
0.22
Poisonings
438
763
0.21
0.20
Viral diseases
4,606
5,338
0.20
0.18
Mycosis
51,825
51,635
0.27
0.17
Other diseases of upper respiratory tract - allergy
32,151
32,610
0.23
0.17
Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs
17,599
16,556
0.20
0.16
Hemorrhoids
7,991
6,973
0.17
0.16
Tuberculosis
111
72
0.14
0.14
Eye inflammation
17,078
17,985
0.18
0.14
Dermatitis
49,684
47,769
0.23
0.13
Conjunctivitis
24,435
25,155
0.18
0.13
Abuse of tobacco
53
60
0.09
0.09
Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
29,384
29,508
0.15
0.09
Gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin
21,755
18,053
0.13
0.09
Hemorrhagic risk or disease
1,476
1,267
0.08
0.08
Disorders of external ear
8,967
7,396
0.08
0.07
Other acute upper respiratory infections
134,478
130,051
0.36
0.06
Paludism
2,270
2,233
0.06
0.06
Parasitosis
5,435
4,718
0.07
0.05
Influenza
314
105
0.02
0.02
Bacterial infection or septicemia
132,933
139,298
0.32
0.00
Pain 235,400 257,672 0.53 0.00