Table 2 Elixhauser Index categories for the general population, diabetes, and osteoporosis full and age-restricted cohorts, 2001/02

Hypertension, uncomplicated

16.7

42.5

42.7

51.1

39.9

44.8

Chronic pulmonary disease

8.4

12.7

13.5

14.3

15.2

15.9

Depression

5.6

4.6

6.0

4.8

7.5

7.1

Hypothyroidism

3.4

6.6

4.7

5.6

9.0

9.4

Solid tumor

2.5

7.6

5.4

8.8

6.7

7.3

Congestive heart failure

2.0

8.1

8.0

13.4

8.2

10.7

Psychiatric disorder

1.3

4.1

2.7

4.4

4.3

5.6

Rheumatic disease

1.2

2.4

1.9

2.2

6.9

7.0

Diabetes, complicated

1.0

2.8

14.7

18.5

2.3

2.6

Valvular disease

1.0

2.6

2.2

3.1

2.8

3.3

Other neurological disorders

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.8

1.7

Cardiac arrhythmias

0.8

3.2

2.8

4.7

3.0

3.9

Fluid and electrolyte disorders

0.8

2.5

2.7

4.0

3.2

4.1

Coagulopathies

0.8

2.8

2.5

3.9

2.9

3.6

Metastatic cancer

0.8

2.4

1.7

2.8

2.4

2.6

Renal failure

0.6

1.8

3.1

4.2

1.9

2.3

Drug abuse

0.5

0.1

0.4

0.1

0.2

0.1

Peripheral vascular disease

0.4

1.3

1.5

2.2

1.2

1.5

Deficiency anemia

0.4

1.0

0.8

1.3

1.3

1.5

Hypertension, complicated

0.3

0.9

1.0

1.5

1.0

1.2

Pulmonary circulation disorders

0.3

1.0

0.8

1.2

1.2

1.4

Liver disease

0.3

0.3

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.4

Alcohol abuse

0.3

0.2

0.7

0.4

0.2

0.2

Diabetes, uncomplicated

0.2

0.5

3.0

3.3

0.4

0.4

Obesity

0.2

0.3

1.0

0.9

0.3

0.3

Paraplegia

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.6

0.3

0.3

Peptic ulcer disease

0.1

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.4

0.5

Lymphoma

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

Weight loss

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.3

Blood loss anemia

<0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

AIDS

<0.1

<0.1

<0.1

0

0

0