Table 1.
Frequencies of comorbid medical conditions in 14,458 inpatient psychiatric admissions.1
| Elixhauser Comorbidity Index Category | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Hypertension without complications | 5615 (38.8) |
| Chronic Pulmonary Disease | 4798 (33.2) |
| Obesity | 3515 (24.3) |
| Diabetes without complications | 3012 (20.8) |
| Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders | 2357 (16.3) |
| Other Neurological Disorders | 2199 (15.2) |
| Liver Disease | 1572 (10.9) |
| Hypothyroidism | 1502 (10.4) |
| Diabetes with complications | 998 (6.9) |
| Deficiency Anemia | 921 (6.4) |
| Peripheral Vascular Disorders | 812 (5.6) |
| HIV/AIDS | 741 (5.1) |
| Weight Loss | 728 (5.0) |
| Valvular Disease | 696 (4.8) |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 632 (4.4) |
| Hypertension with complications | 622 (4.3) |
| Renal Failure | 533 (3.7) |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis/Collagen | 466 (3.2) |
| Coagulopathy | 458 (3.2) |
| Solid Tumor without Metastasis | 326 (2.3) |
| Pulmonary Circulation Disorders | 276 (1.9) |
| Peptic Ulcer Disease excluding bleeding | 259 (1.8) |
| Paralysis | 214 (1.5) |
| Blood Loss Anemia | 126 (0.9) |
| Metastatic Cancer | 62 (0.4) |
| Lymphoma | 43 (0.3) |
1
Data obtained from New York State Medicaid claims records and clinician data for patients ages 18–64 admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit during 2012–2013 with a principal diagnosis of any mental disorder; Elixhauser Comorbidity Index (ECI) scores based on clinical diagnoses during the 12 months prior to each unique individual’s initial inpatient admission.