Table 1 Prevalence and positive agreement of the 32 diagnosis groups: General practitioner reports vs. patient self-reports from the MultiCare Cohort Study (n = 3.189) [7]
Diagnosis group | Positive agreementa | Prevalence GP report % (n) | Prevalence patient self-report % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|
Hypertension | 0.89 | 77.9 (2,483) | 72.3 (2,307) |
Diabetes mellitus | 0.87 | 37.6 (1,199) | 31.1 (992) |
Thyroid dysfunction | 0.73 | 33.8 (1,077) | 31.1 (992) |
Parkinson’s disease | 0.73 | 1.9 (62) | 2.1 (67) |
Asthma/COPD | 0.70 | 24.2 (771) | 22.0 (700) |
Lipid metabolism disorders | 0.69 | 58.5 (1,867) | 45.8 (1,460) |
Chronic ischemic heart disease | 0.68 | 31.4 (1,000) | 30.3 (966) |
Chronic low back pain | 0.67 | 49.5 (1,577) | 62.2 (1,984) |
Joint arthrosis | 0.66 | 43.3 (1,382) | 66.5 (2,120) |
Osteoporosis | 0.65 | 19.8 (632) | 21.6 (690) |
Cardiac arrhythmias | 0.64 | 26.9 (858) | 33.0 (1,053) |
Cerebral ischemia/ Chronic stroke | 0.60 | 11.8 (376) | 13.9 (444) |
Cancers | 0.57 | 18.3 (584) | 10.8 (343) |
Lower limb varicosis | 0.53 | 23.3 (742) | 36.2 (1,155) |
Prostatic hyperplasia (n = 1298) | 0.50 | 27.9 (362) | 39.4 (511) |
Severe vision reduction | 0.47 | 18.9 (604) | 44.0 (1,403) |
Hyperuricemia/Gout | 0.44 | 17.3 (552) | 16.8 (536) |
Intestinal diverticulosis | 0.44 | 14.5 (462) | 13.6 (435) |
Psoriasis | 0.44 | 3.6 (116) | 6.7 (213) |
Atherosclerosis/PAOD | 0.42 | 16.7 (531) | 11.1 (354) |
Renal insufficiency | 0.42 | 10.7 (340) | 9.7 (308) |
Cardiac valve disorders | 0.41 | 9.4 (300) | 9.9 (317) |
Chronic cholecystitis/ Gallstones | 0.39 | 7.9 (251) | 8.5 (272) |
Cardiac insufficiency | 0.36 | 13.1 (417) | 17.2 (548) |
Anemias | 0.36 | 4.3 (136) | 5.3 (170) |
Neuropathies | 0.35 | 14.7 (469) | 35.6 (1,136) |
Migraine/chronic headache | 0.34 | 3.5 (113) | 6.1 (196) |
Rheumatoid arthritis/ Chronic polyarthritis | 0.32 | 4.2 (134) | 12.9 (411) |
Urinary tract calculi | 0.27 | 1.8 (58) | 3.9 (124) |
Dizziness | 0.25 | 7.7 (246) | 35.0 (1,115) |
Hemorrhoids | 0.24 | 7.5 (239) | 22.8 (727) |
Gynecological problems (n = 1891) | 0.10 | 3.4 (64) | 13.1 (248) |