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Chronic diagnosis | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | Acute diagnosis | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | ||
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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 |