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Table 2 Prevalence of comorbidities and agreement between data derived from medical charts and administrative data (n = 3471)

From: A comparison of comorbidities obtained from hospital administrative data and medical charts in older patients with pneumonia

Comorbidities

Medical charts No. (%)

Administrative data No. (%)

Kappa (95% CI)

Diabetes, uncomplicated

996 (28.7)

900 (25.9)

0.78 (0.77 - 0.80)

Metastatic cancer

116 (3.3)

112 (3.2)

0.71 (0.70 - 0.73)

Diabetes, complicated

203 (5.8)

256 (7.4)

0.69 (0.67 - 0.71)

Chronic pulmonary disease

561 (16.2)

417 (12.0)

0.54 (0.53 - 0.56)

Lymphoma

20 (0.6)

17 (0.5)

0.54 (0.52 - 0.56)

Alcohol abuse

33 (1.0)

23 (0.7)

0.53 (0.52 - 0.55)

Hypertension

2068 (59.6)

1190 (34.3)

0.45 (0.44 - 0.47)

Peripheral vascular disorders

199 (5.7)

94 (2.7)

0.44 (0.43 - 0.46)

Liver disease

109 (3.1)

57 (1.6)

0.43 (0.42 - 0.45)

Congestive heart failure

469 (13.5)

252 (7.3)

0.40 (0.39 - 0.42)

RA/Collagen vascular disease

43 (1.2)

12 (0.3)

0.36 (0.35 - 0.37)

Cardiac arrhythmias

489 (14.1)

222 (6.4)

0.34 (0.33 - 0.36)

Coagulopathy

118 (3.4)

271 (7.8)

0.33 (0.32 - 0.35)

Hypothyroidism

118 (3.4)

40 (1.2)

0.33 (0.32 - 0.35)

Other neurological disorders

426 (12.3)

142 (4.1)

0.33 (0.31 - 0.34)

Solid tumor without metastasis

363 (10.5)

200 (5.8)

0.32 (0.30 - 0.34)

Fluid and electrolyte disorders

942 (27.1)

712 (20.5)

0.32 (0.30 - 0.33)

Deficiency anemias

474 (13.7)

704 (20.3)

0.28 (0.26 - 0.29)

Valvular disease

98 (2.8)

38 (1.1)

0.21 (0.19 - 0.22)

Pulmonary circulation disorders

44 (1.3)

16 (0.5)

0.20 (0.18 - 0.21)

Psychoses

97 (2.8)

13 (0.4)

0.14 (0.13 - 0.15)

Weight loss

18 (0.5)

82 (2.4)

0.13 (0.12 - 0.15)

Depression

319 (9.2)

33 (1.0)

0.08 (0.07 - 0.09)

Renal failure

447 (12.9)

24 (0.7)

0.06 (0.05 - 0.07)

Peptic ulcer disease

174 (5.0)

16 (0.5)

0.05 (0.04 - 0.05)

Blood loss anemia

3 (0.1)

57 (1.6)

0.03 (0.02 - 0.04)

Paralysis

16 (0.5)

128 (3.7)

0.01 (-0.01 - 0.02)