Disease prevalence and number of health care visits among members of a nationwide sports organization compared to matched controls

Table 1 Disease prevalence rates and odds ratios for members having the respective disease compared to controls

	Controls^a (n = 3015)	Members^a (n = 3015)	P (Chi²)	Odds ratio(95% CI)
Musculoskeletal disease	401 (13.3%)	350 (11.6%)	0.047	0.86 (0.74–1.00)
Metabolic disease	314 (10.4%)	163 (5.4%)	< 0.001	0.49 (0.40–0.60)
Hypertension	500 (16.6%)	354 (11.7%)	< 0.001	0.67 (0.58–0.78)
Coronary artery disease	20 (0.7%)	17 (0.6%)	0.62	0.85 (0.44–1.62)
Psychiatric disease	267 (8.9%)	214 (7.1%)	0.012	0.79 (0.65–0.95)
Dementia	8 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	0.41	0.62 (0.20–1.91)
Lung cancer	11 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0.001	N/A
Breast cancer	14 (0.5%)	14 (0.5%)	1.0	1.00 (0.48–2.10)
GI-cancer	9 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	0.08	0.33 (0.09–1.23)
Urogenital cancer	10 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	0.11	0.40 (0.13–1.27)

a, Mean age of both groups: 53 ± 15 years. Abbreviations: GI gastrointestinal.
GI-cancer was defined as cancer of the colon, rectum, oesophagus, stomach or liver; Urogenital cancer was defined as cancer of the kidney or urinary bladder; Metabolic disease was defined as a diagnosis of obesity, dyslipidaemia or type 2 diabetes mellitus; Psychiatric disease was defined as a diagnosis of depression or anxiety disorder; Musculoskeletal disease was defined as back pain; osteoporosis with or without fracture; a fracture of the femur, upper arm or shoulder; or arthrosis of the knee or hip

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