Table 3. Most commonly managed problems other than TE^ at TE encounters (April 2000 –March 2015).
| Problem label | n | per 100 encounters (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Hypertension* | 153 | 4.8 (4.1–5.6) |
| Depression* | 100 | 3.1 (2.5–3.8) |
| Lipid disorders* | 82 | 2.6 (2.0–3.1) |
| Bursitis/tendonitis/synovitis NOS | 67 | 2.1 (1.6–2.6) |
| Osteoarthritis* | 63 | 2.0 (1.5–2.5) |
| Prescription all* | 54 | 1.7 (1.2–2.2) |
| Diabetes* | 54 | 1.7 (1.2–2.2) |
| Shoulder syndrome | 49 | 1.5 (1.1–2.0) |
| Back complaint* | 48 | 1.5 (1.1–1.9) |
| Preventive immun/vacc/meds-all* | 47 | 1.5 (1.1–1.9) |
| Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease* | 44 | 1.4 (1.0–1.8) |
| Sprain/Strain* | 42 | 1.3 (0.9–1.7) |
| Upper respiratory infection, acute | 42 | 1.3 (0.9–1.7) |
| Female genital check-up* | 37 | 1.2 (0.8–1.5) |
| Anxiety* | 35 | 1.1 (0.7–1.5) |
| General check-up* | 34 | 1.1 (0.7–1.4) |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 32 | 1.0 (0.7–1.4) |
| Headache* | 31 | 1.0 (0.6–1.3) |
| All | 2528 | 79.5 (76.1–82.8) |
NOS-not otherwise specified
^ ‘Problems other than tennis elbow’ whose rate was at least 1.0 per 100 tennis elbow encounters.
* indicates a grouping of multiple International Classification of Primary care rubrics, or of ICPC-2 Plus terms.[11]