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Table 3 Number and percentage of the four most frequent primary diagnosis (main causes) recorded for an unplanned visit, and its occurrence in planned visits for older adults with Down syndrome (total n = 472, 225 women and 247 men)

From: Health care utilisation among older people with Down syndrome compared to specific medical guidelines for health surveillance: a Swedish national register study

 

Planned

Unplanned

n (%)

Median

Q1-Q3

Min-Max

n (%)

Median

Q1-Q3

Min-Max

Pneumonia (J12–15, J18, J69.0)

 Total

    

128 (27.1)

1

1–2

1–5

 Women

    

46 (20.4)

1

1–2

1–5

 Men

    

82 (33.2)

1

1–2

1–4

Epilepsy or seizure (G40-G41, R56.8)

 Total

42 (8.9)

1

1–2

1–6

93 (19.7)

1

1–2

1–30

 Women

32 (14.2)

1

1–2

1–6

62 (27.6)

1

1–2

1–30

 Men

10 (4.1)

1

1–2

1–3

31 (12.6)

1

1–1

1–4

Pain (M79.6, R07, R10, R52)

 Total

31 (6.6)

1

1–1

1–4

127 (26.9)

1

1–2

1–35

 Women

20 (8.9)

1

1–1

1–4

66 (29.3)

1

1–2

1–35

 Men

11 (4.5)

1

1–1

1–1

61 (24.7)

1

1–1

1–5

Fractures (S02-S92)

 Total

67 (14.2)

1

1–2

1–4

124 (26.3)

1

1–2

1–5

 Women

44 (19.6)

1

1–2

1–4

72 (32.0)

1

1–2

1–5

 Men

23 (9.3)

1

1–1

1–2

52 (21.1)

1

1–2

1–3

  1. Note: Only diagnoses recorded for at least 10 people (planned and unplanned separately) are included
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