| Why patients visit their doctors: assessing the most prevalent conditions in a defined American population. | |
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PMID: 23274019 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of nonacute conditions among patients seeking health care in a defined US population, emphasizing age, sex, and ethnic differences. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The Rochester Epidemiology Project (REP) medical records linkage system was used to identify all residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, on April 1, 2009, who had consented to review of their medical records for research (142,377 patients). We then electronically extracted all International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision codes noted in the records of these patients by any health care institution between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2009. We grouped International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision codes into clinical classification codes and then into 47 broader disease groups associated with health-related quality of life. Age- and sex-specific prevalence was estimated by dividing the number of individuals within each group by the corresponding age- and sex-specific population. Patients within a group who had multiple codes were counted only once. RESULTS: We included a total of 142,377 patients, 75,512 (53%) of whom were female. Skin disorders (42.7%), osteoarthritis and joint disorders (33.6%), back problems (23.9%), disorders of lipid metabolism (22.4%), and upper respiratory tract disease (22.1%, excluding asthma) were the most prevalent disease groups in this population. Ten of the 15 most prevalent disease groups were more common in women in almost all age groups, whereas disorders of lipid metabolism, hypertension, and diabetes were more common in men. Additionally, the prevalence of 7 of the 10 most common groups increased with advancing age. Prevalence also varied across ethnic groups (whites, blacks, and Asians). CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest areas for focused research that may lead to better health care delivery and improved population health. |
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Jennifer L St Sauver; David O Warner; Barbara P Yawn; Debra J Jacobson; Michaela E McGree; Joshua J Pankratz; L Joseph Melton; Véronique L Roger; Jon O Ebbert; Walter A Rocca |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Video-Audio Media |
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Title: Mayo Clinic proceedings. Mayo Clinic Volume: 88 ISSN: 1942-5546 ISO Abbreviation: Mayo Clin. Proc. Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-12-31 Completed Date: 2013-03-12 Revised Date: 2013-04-16 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0405543 Medline TA: Mayo Clin Proc Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 56-67 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Copyright © 2013 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Division of Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. |
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Age Distribution Back Pain / epidemiology* Dyslipidemias / epidemiology* Epidemiologic Studies* Female Humans International Classification of Diseases Joint Diseases / epidemiology* Male Medical Record Linkage Minnesota / epidemiology Prevalence Quality of Life Respiratory Tract Diseases / epidemiology* Skin Diseases / epidemiology* United States / epidemiology |
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R01 AG034676/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01-AG034676/AG/NIA NIH HHS; UL1 RR024150/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; UL1 RR024150/RR/NCRR NIH HHS |
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