Table1: Distribution of problems managed for 12 chronic diseases and 3 biomedical risk factors, by International Classification of Primary Care (Version 2) , Australia, 2003-04
| Disease/risk factors(1) |
Number of problems managed |
Rate per 100 encounters |
| high blood pressure |
9,091 |
9.2 |
| Depression |
3,579 |
3.6 |
| Arthritis(2) |
3,250 |
3.3 |
| Diabetes |
3,244 |
3.3 |
| Asthma |
2,530 |
2.6 |
| High blood cholesterol |
1,465 |
1.5 |
| Coronary heart disease |
1,346 |
1.4 |
| Excess weight |
942 |
1.0 |
| Osteoporosis |
802 |
0.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
735 |
0.7 |
| Oral diseases(3) |
382 |
0.4 |
| Stroke |
210 |
0.2 |
| Colorectal cancer |
114 |
0.1 |
| Lung cancer |
79 |
0.1 |
| Glomerulonephritis/nephrosis(4) |
34 |
0.0 |
| Total 12 chronic diseases and 3 risk factors |
26,861 |
28.1 |
Notes:
- For detailed codes of the diseases and conditions used for estimation of problems managed by GPs, go to International Classification of Primary Care.
- Arthritis includes osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
- Oral diseases include teeth/gum diseases and teeth/gum symptoms or complaints.
- Glomerulonephritis/nephrosis was used as an indicator for the disease category 'chronic kidney disease'.
Source: The 2003-04 Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health (BEACH) relational database.