Table 1. Population Characteristics (n = 232,172)
Selected Patient Characteristics and Risk-Adjustment VariablesPrevalence
Adverse drug effects1,134 (0.49)
Age (years)
    18–4095,639 (41.2)
    41–6094,978 (40.9)
    61–8035,971 (15.5)
    >805,584 (2.4)
Alcohol or drug abuse11,326 (4.9)
Anemia10,442 (4.5)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
    <18.5 (underweight)3,557 (1.5)
    18.5–24.9 (normal)67,834 (29.2)
    25.0–29.9 (overweight)73,852 (31.8)
    30.0–34.9 (class I obese)39,744 (17.1)
    35.0–39.9 (class II obese)16,041 (6.9)
    ≥40.0 (class III obese)9,967 (4.3)
    Missing21,177 (9.1)
Cataract/aphakia4,081 (1.8)
Cerebral vascular disease or CVA3,612 (1.6)
Congestive heart failure1,518 (0.7)
Depression or anxiety50,822 (21.9)
Diabetes mellitus14,804 (6.4)
Ischemic heart disease6,007 (2.6)
Hepatitis or mononucleosis2,356 (1.0)
Hyperlipidemia65,343 (28.1)
Hypertension58,849 (25.3)
Chronic kidney disease2,667 (1.1)
Male sex101,184 (43.6)
Medical or surgical aftercare12,871 (5.5)
Neoplasm, benign26,926 (11.6)
Neoplasm, malignant3,308 (1.4)
Obesity16,089 (6.9)
Peripheral vascular disease1,835 (0.8)
Personality disorders192 (0.1)
Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive3,709 (1.6)
Prostatitis/BPH7,821 (3.4)
Psychosocial problem1,463 (0.6)
Respiratory tract infection, acute lower22,820 (9.8)
Respiratory tract infection, acute upper47,984 (20.7)
Rhinitis, chronic49,977 (21.5)
Routine health maintenance126,419 (54.5)
Schizophrenia or affective psychosis5,660 (2.4)
Visits per year (n)
    1 or 2141,393 (60.9)
    3 or 447,948 (20.7)
    5 or 617,764 (7.7)
    >625,067 (10.8)
  • Data are n (%).

  • BPH, benign prostatic hyperplasia; CVA, cerebrovascular accident.