Table 3 Estimates of prevalence per 1000 for 20 chronic conditions (CCs) using different sources.
Chronic Condition | Prevalence Pharmacy Data 2006 (a) | Prevalence Hospital Discharge 2002-06 (b) | Prevalence Registry of Exempt 2006 (c) | National Health Survey 2005 (d) | 95% CI | Relative difference between pharmacy data and other sources (%) # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardiovascular diseases | 226.1 | 62.9 | 107.6 | 201.4 | 190.8 - 209.1 | -10.9 |
Rheumatologic conditions (inflammations, arthritis, etc.) | 87.4 | 2.6 | 1.7§ | 183.3 | 173.8 - 193.3 | 109.8 |
Chronic respiratory illnesses (asthma, COPD, etc.) | 47.4 | 28.8 | 10.1 | 88.9 | 82.5 - 95.5 | 87.5 |
Migraine | 3.8 | n.a. | n.a. | 79.7 | 72.9 - 87.0 | 1977.2 |
Psychiatric diseases | 38.2 | n.a. | 3.0* | 69.0 | 63.1 - 74.8 | 80.7 |
Paget's disease/other osteoporosis chronic conditions | 18.3 | n.a. | 0.1** | 57.3 | 51.8 - 63.4 | 212.8 |
Diabetes | 44.1 | 34.0 | 52.6 | 48.0 | 42.9 - 53.7 | 19.2 |
Thyroid disorders | 43.9 | n.a. | 29.4 | 45.4 | 40.4 - 51.0 | 3.4 |
Malignancies | 14.7 | 39.1 | 42.0 | 11.4 | 8.9 - 14.5 | 186.1 |
Epilepsy | 18.9 | n.a. | 2.5 | n.a. | Â | -87.0 |
Glaucoma | 16.5 | n.a. | 6.7 | n.a. | Â | -59.7 |
Chronic renal diseases | 0.8 | 8.6 | 4.8 | n.a. | Â | 968.2 |
Chronic hepatitis and selective malignancies | 0.5 | n.a. | 5.1 | n.a. | Â | 922.3 |
Parkinson's disease | 4.5 | n.a. | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 - 3.4 | -57.7 |
Alzheimer's disease | 1.5 | 5.4° | 0.4 | 4.0 | 2.7 - 6.0 | 158.1 |
Crohn's and Ulcerative colitis | 3.9 | n.a. | 2.1 | n.a. | Â | -45.6 |
Psoriasis | 2.2 | n.a. | 2.0 | n.a. | Â | -7.7 |
HIV/AIDS | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | n.a. | Â | 53.9 |
Cirrhosis | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 - 2.4 | 76.9 |
Tuberculosis | 0.4 | n.a. | 0.3 | n.a. | Â | -19.5 |