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Table 2 Sample characteristics by alcohol-attributed disease type (2001–2011)

From: Primary health care utilization for alcohol-attributed diseases in British Columbia Canada 2001–2011

ICD-9 definition

ICD-9 code

% Visits (n)a

% Cases (n)b

Age

Gender

\( \overline{x} \)

% Male (n)

Alcoholic psychoses

291

3.8 (26,400)

3.6 (7,094)

57.9

60.8 (4,313)

Alcohol dependence syndrome

303

86.2 (595,371)

84.1 (167,057)

45.6

66.9 (111,753)

Alcohol abuse

305.0

5.8 (39,983)

7.8 (15,502)

41.3

61.8 (9,586)

Alcoholic polyneuropathy, cardiomypathy, gastritis

357.7, 425.5, 535.3

.8 (5,257)

.9 (1,858)

43.7

67.6 (1,256)

Alcoholic fatty liver

571.0

1.0 (6,960)

1.6 (3,109)

51.5

57.3 (1,781)

Acute alcoholic hepatitis

571.1

.6 (4,329)

.7 (1,316)

50.9

70.8 (932)

Alcoholic cirrhosis liver

571.2

1.4 (9,960)

1.1 (2,106)

58.8

68.1 (1,434)

Alcoholic liver damage unspecified

571.3

.3 (2,141)

.3 (581)

54.3

68.7 (399)

Total or \( \overline{x} \) (n)

-

100 (690,401)

100 (198,623)

45.9

66.2 (131,454)

  1. aCases represent unique individuals.
  2. bVisits refer to all unique health care encounters.