Table 4 Prevalence of, and attendance at secondary care for specific chronic illnesses same.
Chronic illness (ICPC code) | Number of patients with illness documented/number who have attended secondary care for this illness (cases) | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | 'Cases' | 'Controls' |
Diabetes-Insulin Dependent (T90) | 1/1 | 0/0 |
Diabetes – Non Insulin Dependent (T91) | 1/1 | 1/0 |
Heart valve disease (K83) | 1/1 | 0/0 |
Asthma (R96) | 14/1 | 6/1 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (R95) | 2/1 | 0/0 |
Depression (P76) | 20/14 | 6/2 |
Viral hepatitis (D72): hepatitis C | 38/24 | 1/0 |
Viral hepatitis (D72): hepatitis B | 6/4 | 2/1 |
HIV/AIDS (B90) | 8/8 | 1/1 |
Anxiety Disorder (P74) | 2/1 | 1/1 |
Chronic alcohol abuse (P15) | 5/0 | 0/0 |
Other chronic illnesses documented | 47/27 | 52/27 |