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Table 3 Description of morbidity groups

From: Disease identification based on ambulatory drugs dispensation and in-hospital ICD-10 diagnoses: a comparison

Morbidity groupsa

ICD-10 codes

ATC codes

Codes added + or removed-b

Unmodified diagnostic categories

   

Tuberculosis (03)

A15A19,B90,K230,K673,K930,M011,M490,M900,N330,N740, N741,O980,P370

J04A

J01GA01- J01GB04-

Human immunodeficiency virus disease (05)

B20-B24,F024,R75,Z21

J05AE,J05AF,J05AG,J05AR, J05AX07-J05AX09 except J05AF08

J05AF05+

Diabetes mellitus (22)

E10-E14,G590,G632,H360, M141,N083,O24

A10

 

Mental and behavioral disorders due to alcohol (25)

F10

N07BB

N07BB+

Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (27)

F20-F29

N05A , except N05AN

N05AD0+ N05AL0+

Mood [affective] disordersc (28)

F30-F39

N06A,N06C,N05AN except N06AX01 and N06AX02

 

Other mental and behavioral disordersd(29)

F04-F09,F40-F99 not F803

N05B,N05C,N06B

N05BD0+ N05BX0+ N05C + N06B+

Alzheimer’s diseasee (30)

F00,G30

N06D not N06DX02

 

Multiple sclerosis* (31)

G35

L03AB02,L03AB07,L03AB08, L03AX13

 

Epilepsy (32)

G40-G41,F803

N03

N03AA0+

Hypertensive disease (38)

I10-I15,O10-O11,O13-016

C02,C03 except C03C,C04AB, C07,C08,C09

C04AB + C07 + C08 + C09+

Conduction disorders and cardiac arrhythmias (43)

I44-I49

C01A,C01B,C01CA02,C01EB10

C01CA02+

Heart failuref (44)

I50

C01CA04, C01CA07,C01CE,C01CX,C03C

C01CA04+ C01CX+

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (65)

K50-K51

A07EA,A07EC

A07EA+

Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue* (77)

L01,L02,L08

D06,P03

 

Hyperplasia of prostate (94)

N40

G04BD,G04C

G04BD + G04C+

Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs* (97)

N70-N77, except N740 and N741

G01

 

Poisoning by drugs and biological substances* (122)

T36-T65

V03AB,H04AA01

 

Subgroups of diagnostic categories

   

Paludism* (06-)

B50-B54

P01B not P01BA02

 

Parasitosis* (06-)

B55-B83, B89

P01A,P01C,P02

 

Hepatitis B or C (06-)

B16-B18

L03AB01,L03AB04,L03AB05,L03AB06,L03AB09,L03AB10, L03AB11, J05AF08, J05AF10, J05AF11

J05AB04- J05AF05- L03AB01+ L03AB06+ L03AB09+ L03AB11+

Viral diseases* (06-)

A60,A80-A99,B00-B15,B19, B25-B34,B941,B942,B97,J12, J171,J203-J207,J210

J05AA, J05AB, J05AC03, J05AD, J05AX except J05AX07-J05AX09

 

Anemia – nutritional* (20-)

D50-D53

B03A, B03B

 

Non nutritional anemia g (20-)

D55-64

B03XA

 

Neutropenia* (21-)

D70

L03AA

 

Thyroid disorders (23-)

E00-E07

H03

 

Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases* (23-)

remainder of E00-E90

H01AB, H01AC, H01AX, H01C except H01CB01

 

Obesity* (23-)

E66

A08

 

Hyperlipidemia (23-)

E780-E785

C10

 

Mental and behavioral disorders due to opioids* (26-)

F11,F19

N07BC

 

Mental and behavioral disorders due to tobacco (26-)

F17

N07BA

N07BA+

Migraine (34-)

G43

N02C

N02C+

Parkinson’s disease (34-)

G20-G22

N04,except N04BC08

N04BC01+ N04BC06 + h N04BC07+

Conjunctivitis* (36-)

H10

S01A, S01GX

 

Glaucoma (36-)

H40, H42

S01E

 

Eye inflammation* (36-)

H00-H05,H11-H16,H20, H22

S01B, S01C

 

Disorders of external ear* (37-)

H601-H609,H62

S02, S03

 

Vertigo* (37-)

H81,H82

N07C

 

Influenza* (49-)

J09-J11

J05AH, J05AC02

 

Other acute upper respiratory infections* (49-)

J00-J06, not J020,J028,J030, J038

R01, R02, R05

 

Other diseases of upper respiratory tract – allergy (53-)

J30,L50

R06, V01

R06 + V01+

Hemorrhoids* (69-)

I84, O224, O872

C05A

 

Functional disorders of the digestive system* (76-)

K58, K59

A03, A06, A07DA, A07B, A07CA

 

Psoriasis (78-)

L40

D05, L04AA21, L04AA15

D05 + L04AA21+ L04AA15+

Dermatitis* (78-)

L20-L39, not L303

D07, D11AX14, D11AX15

 

Acne* (79-)

L70,L718,L719,L730

D10

 

Gout (83-)

M10

M04A

 

Osteoporosis (89-)

M80-M82

H05, M05BA, M05BB

H05 + M05BA + M05BB+

Transplanted organ status (129-)

K771,K932,L991,N165,T860, T861-T864,T8681,T8682,Z94

L04AA02-10, L04AX01, L04AC01, L04AC02, L04AD01, L04AD02

 

Multiple morbidities groups

   

Gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin* (01–02)

A00-A09, not A064-A066, K521

A07A, A07F

 

Ischemic heart diseases (39–41)

I20-I25

C01DA, C01DX12, C01DX16

C01DX12+

Reactive airway diseasei (54, 55)

J40-J47

R03

R03AA + R03AB + R03BZ + R03CA + R03CB+

Diseases of esophagus and peptic ulcer (59–61)

K20-K31, not K230 and K231

A02BA- A02BD, A02X02

 

Malignant neoplasm (07–15)

C00-C97

A04AA, A04AD12, L01, L02, L03AC01, L03AX03, L03AX12 L04AX02, V03AF, V03AG, V03AH, V10A, V10B, V10XX01

L03AA-m A04AD12+ L02+ L03AC01+,L03AX03+,L03AX12+ L04AX02 + V03AF + V03AG + V03AH + V10A + V10B + V10XX01+

Inflammatory polyarthritis and connective tissue disorders (83,85-)j

M05-M09, M30-M36, M45

H02A, H02B,L04AA13,L04AB01, L04AB04, L04AX03, M01B, M01CA, M01CB, P01BA02

L04AX03+ M01B + M01CA+

Pain (80-83-,85-88-,111,112-)k

M50-M51,M54,R07,R10, R30, R51, R52, remainder of M60-M79

M01A, M03B, M03C, M09, N02A, N02B

M03B + M03C + M09+ N02B+

Mycosis (06-,50-)*

B35-B49, J172

D01, J02

 

Bacterial infection or septicemia* (04,06-,50-,51-,88-)

A064-A066, A20-A79 (except A30, A31, A60), B95,B96, B99, D733, E321, G00, G01, G042, G060-G062, G07, H600, J020, J028, J030, J038, remainder of J13-J20, J36, J390, J391, J851-J853, K046, K047, K1020, K1021, K113, K122, K351, K570, K572, K574, K578, K61,K630, K750, L00, L03-L05, M00, M010-M013, M03, M600, M630-M632, M650, M651; M680, M710, M711, M730, M731, N151, N160, N340, N412, N450, N459, N751, N764, O85, O911

J01

 

Thrombo-embolic risk or disease (34-, 42-,45-,46-,48,101-,102-,106-)l

G08, I260,I269,I2720, I63-I66,I676, I693, I694, I698, I70, I731,I74, I77, I80-I82, O032, O037, O042, O047, O052, O057, O062, O067, O072, O077, O082, O223, O225, O871, O873

B01A

 

Hemorrhage risk or disease* (21-, 45-,46-)

D65-D68, D693-D699

B02,L03AC02

 
  1. aThe numbers identifying groups are those of the International Shortlist for Hospital Morbidity Tabulation (ISHMT) - Eurostat/OECD/WHO; with dash indicating subgroups. Categories not included in the most recent RxRisk model18 are indicated with an asterisk*.
  2. bCodes removed or added to those of Kuo et al.14
  3. cThe RxRisk-V distinguishes bipolar disorders (ATC code N05AN) and depression.
  4. dThis category is defined as anxiety and tension in the RxRisk-V (hypnotics not retained as screen).
  5. eThis category is defined as dementia in the RxRisk-V.
  6. fThe RxRisk-V split hypertension in hypertension and congestive heart failure/hypertension, the latter detected by loop diuretics, Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and Angiotensin II receptors blockers.
  7. gDefined as end stage renal disease in the RxRisk-V.
  8. hATC distinguishes, according the dose, the use of the two dopamine agonists bromocryptin and cabergolin N04BC01 , N04BC06: low dose for prolactin inhibition and high dose in parkinsonism.
  9. iAsthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis.
  10. jRheumatic conditions for original CDS and steroid responsive conditions for Rxrisk.
  11. kThe RxRisk-V distinguishes pain(opioid) from pain and inflammation (NSAI).
  12. lThe RxRisk-V distinguishes anti-platelet from anticoagulant.
  13. mIn our category neutropenia.