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Table 1 Morbidity in health survey and electronic health records and calculation of 95% confidence interval

From: Comparison of the information provided by electronic health records data and a population health survey to estimate prevalence of selected health conditions and multimorbidity

 

Health survey (HS)

Electronic health records (EHR)

Ratio HS/EHR*

 

%

CI†95%

%

CI†95%

 

Anaemia

7.3

[6.9 - 7.7]

4.6

[4.6- 4.6]

1.6

Asthma

6.1

[5.7- 6.5]

4.1

[4.1- 4.1]

1.5

Back pain

29.6

[28.9- 30.3]

13.6

[13.5- 13.6]

2.2

Cardiac disease

6.5

[6.1- 6.9]

6.6

[6.5- .6.6]

0.9

Cataracts

8.2

[7.8- 8.6]

3.2

[3.2- 3.3]

2.5

Cerebrovascular disease

1.8

[1.6- 2.0]

1.3

[1.3- 1.3]

1.4

Chronic allergies

16.2

[15.6- 16.8]

3.2

[3.1- 3.2]

5.1

Chronic constipation

9.4

[9.0- 9.9]

2.7

[2.7- 2.7]

3.5

COPD§

6.2

[5.8- 6.6]

3.8

[3.7- 3.8]

1.6

Depression or anxiety

17.5

[16.9- 18.1]

15.9

[15.8- 15.9]

1.1

Diabetes mellitus

5.9

[5.5- 6.3]

7.6

[7.6- 7.7]

0.8

Haemorrhoids

12.7

[12.2- 13.2]

3.3

[3.3- 3.4]

3.8

Hypercholesterolemia

14.9

[14.4- 15.5]

9.8

[9.7- 9.8]

1.5

Hypertension

19.7

[19.1- 20.3]

20.4

[20.4- 20.5]

1.0

Mental disorders||

2.6

[2.4- 2.9]

14.8

[14.8-14.9]

0.2

Migraine or frequent headaches

18.9

[18.3- 19.5]

5.2

[5.1- 5.2]

3.6

Myocardial infarction

2.2

[2.0- 2.4]

2.2

[2.1- 2.2]

1.0

Neck pain

27.4

[26.7- 28.1]

5.7

[5.7- 5.8]

4.8

Malignant tumours

3.0

[2.7- 3.3]

3.6

[3.6- 3.6]

0.8

Osteoarthritis, arthritis or rheumatism

22.7

[22.1- 23.4]

11.3

[11.2- 11.3]

2.0

Osteoporosis

5.6

[5.2- 6.0]

3.9

[3.8- 3.9]

1.4

Circulation disorders

20.0

[19.4- 20.6]

1.1

[1.0-1.1]

18.2

Peptic ulcers

5.8

[5.4- 6.2]

1.7

[1.7- 1.7]

3.4

Prostatic disorders

8.4

[7.8- 9.0]

9.1

[9.0- 9.1]

0.9

Skin diseases

7.5

[7.1- 7.9]

9.7

[9.7- 9.8]

0.8

Thyroidal diseases

4.4

[4.1- 4.7]

2.6

[2.6- 2.6]

1.7

Varicose veins

19.3

[18.7- 19.9]

5.6

[5.5- 5.6]

3.5

  1. *Ratio of HS and EHR prevalence. † CI: confidence interval. ‡ Except myocardial infarction. §Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. || Except depression and anxiety. ¶ Excluding varicose veins.