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Table 1 Codes of the symptoms and classification using the International Classification of Primary Care-2

From: What resources do elderly people choose for managing their symptoms? Clarification of rural older people’s choices of help-seeking behaviors in Japan

Ranking

Code number

Percentage

Category

ICPC-2

1

53

20.2

Joint pain

L20

2

45

17.2

Headache

N1

3

36

13.7

Fatigue

A4

4

26

9.9

Itchiness

S2

5

20

7.6

Muscle pain

L18

6

16

6.1

Diarrhea

D11

7

15

5.7

Back pain

L3

8

14

5.3

Vertigo

N17

9

7

2.7

Numbness

N5

10

6

2.3

Abdominal pain

D6

10

6

2.3

Insomnia

P6

12

5

1.9

Common cold

R74

 

13

5.0

Others

 
  1. Others = chest pain, palpitation, muscle spasm, difficulty in hearing and seeing, chill.
  2. ICPC-2 International Classification of Primary Care-2
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