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Table 2 Top Ten of documented chronic and acute diagnosis in patients > 65 years (n = 1241)

From: Why do family doctors prescribe potentially inappropriate medication to elderly patients?

Chronic diagnosis

Absolute frequency

Relative frequency

Acute diagnosis

Absolute frequency

Relative frequency

I10

Essential hypertension

1076

84.0

M54

Dorsalgia

38

5.4

E78

Dyslipidemia

632

49.3

J06

Acute upper respiratory infections

35

5.0

E11

Diabetes mellitus type 2

503

39.3

N39

Other disorders of urinary system

23

3.3

I25

Chronic ischaemic heart disease

422

32.9

R10

Abdominal and pelvic pain

22

3.1

M81

Osteoporosis

209

16.3

R21

Rash and other nonspecific skin eruption

22

3.1

I83

Varicosis of lower extremities

193

15.1

M53

Other dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified

21

3.0

I48

Atrial flutter/fibrillation

193

15.1

F43

Reaction to severe stress

21

3.0

Z92

long-term (current) use of anticoagulants

183

14.3

M25

Other joint disorders, not elsewhere classified

19

2.7

M17

Gonarthrosis

182

14.2

G47

Sleep disorders

15

2.1

E79

Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism

163

12.7

F32

Depressive episode

14

2.0