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Table 2 Physical conditions among OST patients, noted in patient records. N = 190

From: Healthcare utilization for somatic conditions among Swedish patients in opioid substitution treatment, with and without on-site primary healthcare

Characteristic

Any healthcare

n (%)

Primary carea

n (%)

Emergency carea

n (%)

Secondary carea

n (%)

Contact for any reason

168 (88)1

126 (66)

53 (28)

127 (67)2

Visit for any reason

160 (84)2

108 (57)

48 (25)

110 (58)3

Infectious diseases (ICD-10 A00-B99)

74 (39)b

41 (22)

3 (2)

57 (30)

Tumors (ICD-10 C00-D48)

7 (4)

4 (2)

0

4 (2)

Hematologic diseases (ICD-10 D50-D89)

9 (5)

9 (5)

0

1 (< 1)

Endocrine diseases (ICD-10 E00-E90)

30 (16)c

22 (12)

0

14 (7)

Neurological diseases (ICD-10 G00-G99)

20 (11)

16 (8)

4 (2)

8 (4)

Eye diseases (ICD-10 H00-H59)

7 (4)

6 (3)

0

1 (< 1)

Ear diseases (ICD-10 H60-H95)

7 (4)

7 (4)

0

1 (< 1)

Circulatory diseases (ICD-10 I00-I99)

26 (14)

23 (12)

1 (< 1)

3 (2)

Respiratory diseases (ICD-10 J00-J99)

39 (21)d

37 (20)

3 (2)

2 (1)

Gastrointestinal diseases (ICD-10 K00-K93)

33 (17)e

25 (13)

0

15 (8)

Dermatologic diseases (ICD-10 L00-L99)

44 (23)

32 (17)

2 (1)

19 (10)

Musculoskeletal diseases (ICD-10 M00-M99)

49 (26)

41 (22)

10 (5)

14 (7)

Urogenital diseases (ICD-10 N00-N99)

20 (11)

15 (8)

0

6 (3)

Obstetrics (ICD-10 O00-O99)

2 (1)

0

0

2 (1)

Symptoms (ICD-10 R00-R99)

70 (37)

60 (32)

15 (8)

10 (5)

Trauma, poisoning etc. (ICD-10 S00-T98)

46 (24)

24 (13)

30 (16)

10 (5)

Otherf

29 (15)

19 (10)

0

14 (7)

Smoking cessation

10 (5)

10 (5)

0

0

Not specifiedg

16 (8)

0

4 (2)

12 (6)

  1. 1Missing n = 1
  2. 2Missing n = 2
  3. 3Missing n = 4
  4. aNot mutually exclusive. Emergency care includes emergency room and emergency ward
  5. bHepatitis C (B18.2-): n = 67 (35%)
  6. cDiabetes (E10-, E11-, E14-): n = 6 (3%). Hypogonadism in males (E29.1): n = 11 (6%)
  7. dAsthma (J45-): n = 13 (7%). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44-): n = 13 (7%)
  8. eConstipation (K59.0): n = 11 (6%)
  9. fSmoking cessation, unspecified allergy (T78.4), sexual dysfunction (F52-), STD testing, contraceptives, pap smear, vaccine, research participation
  10. gUnclear diagnosis due to patient leaving prior to reporting one’s symptoms/examination, or due to no-shows to secondary outpatient care and unclear contact reason/unclear reason for referral