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Table 1 Annual prevalence of codes for overweight, physical inactivity, smoking, or excessive alcohol consumption in the Danish National Registry of Patients per 1,000 hospital contacts in 2012

From: Evidence for the low recording of weight status and lifestyle risk factors in the Danish National Registry of Patients, 1999–2012

 

Obesity

Overweight

Smoking

Alcohol consumption

Physical inactivity

Overall

8.02

3.52

4.88

0.19

0.39

Type of contact

     

 Outpatient

5.19

2.39

3.28

0.12

0.33

 Inpatient

16.71

7.00

9.75

0.40

0.58

Health care region

     

 Capital Region of Denmark

6.40

4.49

7.62

0.21

0.37

 Region Zealand

21.37

4.93

4.64

0.14

0.04

 Region of Southern Denmark

7.28

4.45

4.61

0.16

0.05

 Central Denmark Region

4.83

1.23

1.88

0.25

0.78

 North Denmark Region

3.31

1.85

4.97

0.11

0.83

Age group

     

 16–34

10.22

6.82

4.51

0.07

0.15

 35–49

10.23

3.72

5.87

0.19

0.34

 50–64

6.07

1.34

5.30

0.22

0.46

 65–79

6.94

2.85

4.64

0.26

0.58

 80+

6.91

3.99

2.84

0.19

0.30

Sex

     

 Female

10.76

4.98

4.64

0.10

0.36

 Male

4.22

1.50

5.20

0.31

0.42

Underlying diseasea

     

 Myocardial infarction

9.01

2.43

5.60

0.24

0.91

 Congestive heart failure

11.24

3.15

5.55

0.45

0.41

 Peripheral vascular disease

9.54

2.43

8.52

0.35

0.64

 Cerebrovascular disease

7.81

2.80

5.81

0.40

0.34

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

12.95

5.74

14.11

0.44

0.46

 Diabetes

15.64

3.20

5.90

0.30

0.46

 Cancer

6.59

2.23

4.82

0.20

0.41

 Liver disease

8.73

2.06

12.68

1.15

0.25

  1. aThe underlying disease is defined as the principal discharge diagnosis recorded in the Danish National Registry of Patients