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Table 2 Variations in morbidity estimations of 13 diseases; incidence rates, prevalence rates and median odds ratios

From: The influence of population characteristics on variation in general practice based morbidity estimations

Diseases

ICPC1 Codes

Incidence

Prevalence

  

Range of incidence (per 1000)

MOR (95%CI)

Range of prevalence (per 1000)

MOR (95%CI)

   

Network

Practice

 

Network

Practice

Gastrointestinal tract infection

D70, D73

10.4-28.2

1.47

1.54

n/a

n/a

n/a

   

1.22-2.75

1.40-1.68

 

-

-

Diabetes mellitus

T90

3.3-4.6

1.00

1.59

30.9-57.2

1.20

1.49

   

1.00-1.37

1.44-1.77

 

1.08-1.61

1.43-1.53

Depression

P03, P76

4.4-14.2

1.49

1.40

21.6-64.4

1.58

1.70

   

1.14-3.04

1.29-1.52

 

1.27-3.05

1.61-1.79

Anxiety disorder

P01, P74

2.6-14.6

1.71

1.52

11.3-44.4

1.64

1.73

   

1.22-4.26

1.39-1.67

 

1.29-3.32

1.65-1.82

Stroke

K89, K90

2.3-5.9

1.38

1.47

3.3-47.2

1.85

1.78

   

1.10-2.49

1.33-1.65

 

1.42-4.28

1.74-1.88

CHD

K74, K75,

2.8-5.4

1.00

1.71

9.7-47.2

1.78

1.86

 

K76

 

1.00-1.86

1.51-1.95

 

1.35-4.57

1.75-1.97

COPD

R91, R95

1.3-3.9

1.40

1.54

12.1-33.0

1.35

1.65

   

1.09-2.87

1.39-1.73

 

1.14-2.14

1.57-1.73

Asthma

R96

2.9-6.2

1.37

1.70

29.2-60.0

1.29

1.59

   

1.10-2.61

1.52-1.90

 

1.13-1.91

1.52-1.66

Urinary tract infection

U70, U71,

29.4-46.1

1.19

1.35

n/a

n/a

n/a

 

U72

 

1.00-1.69

1.27-1.49

 

-

-

Dermatitis

S88, S87

16.9-57.0

1.20

1.28

27.9-161.2

1.76

1.56

   

1.05-1.70

1.21-1.38

 

1.39-3.72

1.50-1.62

Osteoarthritis

L89, L90,

5.4-9.7

1.20

1.51

12.3-61.2

1.86

1.62

 

L91

 

1.00-1.87

1.37-1.65

 

1.43-4.32

1.54-1.70

Neck and back problems

L01, L02,

42.3-78.9

1.28

1.24

29.8-302.5

2.26

1.39

 

L03, L83,

 

1.13-1.94

1.19-1.33

 

1.63-6.44

1.35-1.43

 

L84, L86

      

Herpes zoster

S70

3.5-4.5

1.08

1.23

n/a

n/a

n/a

   

1.00-1.34

1.11-1.36

 

-

-

  1. Bold variation among network versus practices is significant (p < 0.05).