Table 2

Prevalence rates (per 1000) of selected disorders among cohort members compared with the SP

Number of subjectsHypertensionTCI/stroke/CVABack pain with radiating symptomsRheumatoid arthritisMigraineDisturbances of sleep/insomniaDepressive disorderCOPDAsthmaDiabetes mellitus
Age (years)SexCohortSPCohortSPCohortSPCohortSPCohortSPCohortSPCohortSPCohortSPCohortSPCohortSPCohortSP
31–40M104120 85528.819.50.961.6332.734.87.683.8419.212.013.418.317.325.52.883.4556.745.58.6512.0
W157221 75927.421.80.641.9837.537.57.005.5155.350.124.826.741.352.21.912.8555.358.75.098.87
M+W261342 61427.920.70.771.8135.636.27.274.6940.931.520.322.631.839.12.303.1455.952.26.5110.4
41–50M189126 80972.464.24.235.1142.851.35.824.7718.014.225.926.834.935.34.768.9551.847.528.629.3
W260226 52088.072.06.157.1644.249.810.49.1364.654.139.634.653.462.68.4610.772.661.915.823.2
M+W449353 32981.568.15.346.1343.650.68.466.9445.034.033.830.745.648.96.909.8363.954.721.126.3
51–60M232422 448177.3161.620.719.164.563.610.39.4924.114.732.734.837.943.924.128.252.543.465.873.3
W269421 723197.1182.213.416.659.859.214.514.860.546.952.351.163.568.618.633.164.660.236.758.0
M+W501844 171187.9171.816.717.962.061.412.612.143.630.543.242.851.656.121.130.659.051.750.265.8
61–65M12909895272.1261.444.238.655.865.211.611.716.312.336.437.333.340.640.352.240.338.6123.3124.4
W13609763274.3274.916.929.273.565.320.619.134.631.051.558.552.262.429.443.254.458.071.3102.2
M+W265019 658273.2268.130.233.964.965.316.215.425.721.644.247.843.051.434.747.847.548.296.6113.4
TotalM654680 007142.1104.317.412.351.552.28.866.7120.013.528.428.132.835.818.318.350.644.757.348.9
W822879 765142.9113.29.2411.052.950.912.810.956.548.242.939.854.261.414.018.663.760.129.838.5
M+W14 774159 772142.5108.712.911.652.351.511.08.8040.330.836.534.044.748.615.918.557.952.442.043.7
  • Italic: p<0.05, point estimate of the prevalence rates of the cohort members does not overlap with the 95% CI of the point estimate of the SP.

  • Based on the electronic medical records in general practice of n=14 774 (99.6%) of the cohort members versus the SP (ie, all participants aged 31–65 years at the time of selection and enlisted at one of the participating general practices (N=159 772)), that is, rates per 1000 regarding episodes of disorders with starting date before the date of selection for AMIGO: cardiovascular (hypertension (un)complicated; TCI/stroke/CVA); musculoskeletal (back pain with radiating symptoms; rheumatoid arthritis); neurological (migraine); psychological (depressive disorder; disturbances of sleep/insomnia); respiratory (COPD; asthma); and endocrine (diabetes mellitus) disorders.

  • AMIGO, Occupational and Environmental Health Cohort Study; CI, confidence interval; cohort, cohort members; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; M, men; SP, source population; TCI, transient cerebral ischaemia; W, women.