Prevalence of top 15 individual condition categories (study group total n=3 489 747) based on hospital admission data (top panel) and pharmaceutical dispensing data (bottom panel)
| n | Prevalence (%) | |
| Condition (hospital discharge data, last 5 years) | ||
| Cardiac arrhythmia | 76 469 | 2.2 |
| Diabetes complicated | 75 957 | 2.2 |
| Hypertension uncomplicated | 62 030 | 1.8 |
| Metabolic disorder | 57 937 | 1.7 |
| Bowel disease inflammatory | 56 335 | 1.6 |
| Cardiac disease (other) | 54 508 | 1.6 |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 48 417 | 1.4 |
| Coagulopathy and other blood disorders | 43 329 | 1.2 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 40 619 | 1.2 |
| Myocardial infarction | 36 811 | 1.1 |
| Eye problem long term | 36 266 | 1.0 |
| Congestive heart failure | 33 329 | 1.0 |
| Angina | 33 147 | 0.9 |
| Major psychiatric disorder | 32 687 | 0.9 |
| Intestinal disorder | 32 457 | 0.9 |
| Condition (pharmaceutical dispensing data, last year) | ||
| Gastric acid disorder | 514 562 | 14.7 |
| CVD (low risk*) | 495 386 | 14.2 |
| Depression | 418 512 | 12 |
| Reactive airway disease | 383 652 | 11 |
| Anxiety and tension | 318 563 | 9.1 |
| CVD (moderate risk†) | 302 317 | 8.7 |
| Steroids responsive conditions | 279 394 | 8.0 |
| Diabetes | 186 186 | 5.3 |
| Hypothyroidism | 113 098 | 3.2 |
| Congestive heart failure | 94 342 | 2.7 |
| Anaemias | 89 336 | 2.6 |
| Psychotic illness | 81 788 | 2.3 |
| Epilepsy | 77 040 | 2.2 |
| Ischaemic heart disease/angina | 72 942 | 2.1 |
| Anticoagulation | 70 753 | 2.0 |
*Medication from one CVD category.
†Medication from two CVD categories.
CVD, cardiovascular disease.