Table 1

International Classification of Diseases codes used in the study

DiagnosisICD-8 codesICD-10 codes
Benign prostatic hyperplasia600N40.9
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other motor neuron disease348G12.2
Diabetes249, 250E10, E11
Obesity277E65-E68
Hypertension400–404I10-I15, I67.4
Hyperlipidaemia249, 279.00E78

  • ICD-8, International Classification of Diseases, 8th edition; ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition.