Table 2

Total distinct patient counts of each condition across general practice and hospital data

ConditionNN %
Mental illness442730.91
Upper gastrointestinal disorders390327.25
Epilepsy388627.13
Chronic airway disease329623.01
Hypertension309221.59
Thyroid disorders288220.12
Chronic arthritis273519.10
Chronic kidney disease265518.54
Diabetes260018.15
Anaemia223815.62
Hearing loss220015.36
Insomnia201114.04
Cardiac arrhythmias166511.63
Dysphagia163611.42
Inflammatory bowel disease157611.00
Chronic pain conditions156810.95
Cancer144610.10
Dementia13269.26
Neuropathic pain13099.14
Menopausal and perimenopausal11898.30
Stroke11508.03
Coronary heart disease11488.01
Chronic constipation11137.77
Osteoporosis11037.70
Cerebral palsy10637.42
Heart failure10507.33
Chronic diarrhoea8716.08
Visual impairment7765.42
Peripheral vascular disease6994.88
Psoriasis6674.66
Chronic pneumonia5744.01
Parkinsons2021.41
Barretts oesophagus1611.12
Cirrhosis1350.94
Bronchiectasis1240.87
Interstitial lung disease1060.74
Polycystic ovary syndrome560.39
Tourette450.31
Addison’s disease270.19
Multiple sclerosis220.15
  • N is the absolute count of the cohort for each condition; N % is the proportion of the cohort with a specific condition compared with the total cohort population.

  • Conditions which differ from those defined by Ho et al16 are italicised.