Table 7
Top five diagnostic categories, by age group and hospital user category, household population aged 50 or older, Canada excluding Quebec and territories, 2007 to 2009
| Age group and hospital user category | Most responsible diagnostic category (ICD-10 chapter) | Number 000s | % | 95% confidence level | Most frequent ICD-10 subcategory: plain language description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| from | to | |||||
| 50 to 74 | ||||||
| High users | Neoplasms (2) | 7.3 | 21.7Note E: Use with caution | 11.2 | 37.9 | Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34): lung cancer |
| Diseases of circulatory system (9) | 6.3 | 18.6Note E: Use with caution | 12.6 | 26.4 | Acute myocardial infarction (I21): heart attack | |
| Diseases of respiratory system (10) | 3.8 | 11.2Note E: Use with caution | 7.3 | 16.9 | Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (J44) | |
| Diseases of digestive system (11) | 3.2 | 9.6Note E: Use with caution | 6.2 | 14.6 | Inguinal hernia repair (K40): hernia repair | |
| Injury, poisoning, other consequences of external causes (19) | 2.9 | 8.7Note E: Use with caution | 5.1 | 14.4 | Fracture of femur (S72): broken leg | |
| Non-high users | Diseases of circulatory system (9) | 76.3 | 18.3 | 16.3 | 20.6 | Acute myocardial infarction (I21): heart attack |
| Diseases of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (13) | 62.9 | 15.1 | 13.0 | 17.5 | Arthrosis of knee (M17): knee replacement | |
| Diseases of digestive system (11) | 55.8 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 15.3 | Cholethiasis (K80): gall bladder attack | |
| Neoplasms (2) | 50.5 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 13.9 | Neoplasm of the breast (C50): breast cancer | |
| Diseases of genitourinary system (14) | 33.3 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 10.1 | Female genital prolapse (N81): pelvic floor disorder | |
| 75 or older | ||||||
| High users | Diseases of circulatory system (9) | 7.7 | 21.3 | 16.0 | 27.8 | Acute myocardial infarction (I21): heart attack |
| Injury, poisoning, other consequences of external causes (19) | 4.1 | 11.5Note E: Use with caution | 8.1 | 16.2 | Fracture of femur (S72): broken leg | |
| Symptoms, signs, abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (18) | 3.3 | 9.1Note E: Use with caution | 5.5 | 14.5 | Pain in throat and chest (R07) | |
| Diseases of respiratory system (10) | 3.2 | 8.9Note E: Use with caution | 5.1 | 15.1 | Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (J44) | |
| Neoplasms (2) | 3.0 | 8.4Note E: Use with caution | 5.3 | 13.1 | Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61): prostate cancer | |
| Non-high users | Diseases of circulatory system (9) | 43.9 | 21.6 | 19.0 | 24.5 | Acute myocardial infarction (I21): heart attack |
| Diseases of digestive system (11) | 23.0 | 11.3 | 9.5 | 13.4 | Cholethiasis (K80): gall bladder attack | |
| Diseases of respiratory system (10) | 22.7 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 13.3 | Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (J44) | |
| Injury, poisoning, other consequences of external causes (19) | 18.5 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 11.0 | Fracture of femur (S72): broken leg | |
| Diseases of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (13) | 18.1 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 10.9 | Arthrosis of knee (M17): knee replacement | |
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E use with caution Source: 2007 to 2009 Canadian Community Health Surveys linked to 2006/2007 to 2009/2010 Discharge Abstract Database and 2007 to 2010 Canadian Mortality Database. |
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