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Table 3 Comorbidity profilea of adult PKU patients and matched controls in Germany in 2015

From: Clinical burden of illness in patients with phenylketonuria (PKU) and associated comorbidities - a retrospective study of German health insurance claims data

ICD-10-GM code

Comorbidity

PKU population (n = 377)

Control population (n = 3,770)

PR (95% CI)

%

%

I10

Essential (primary) hypertension

38.7

36.2

1.07 (0.94, 1.22)

M54

Dorsalgia

35.3

30.3

1.16 (1.01, 1.34) b

E78

Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias

33.7

25.1

1.34 (1.15, 1.56) b

Z12

Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasms

31.3

30.0

1.04 (0.89, 1.22)

H52

Disorders of refraction and accommodation

27.3

23.6

1.16 (0.97, 1.38)

Z30

Encounter for contraceptive management

22.5

21.2

1.06 (0.87, 1.30)

N89

Other noninflammatory disorders of vagina

21.8

18.0

1.21 (0.99, 1.48)

J06

Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites

21.5

18.8

1.14 (0.93, 1.40)

Z01

Encounter for other specified exam without complaint, suspected or reported dx

20.7

14.0

1.47 (1.19, 1.82) b

F32

Major depressive disorder, single episode

16.2

13.3

1.22 (0.95, 1.55)

Z00

Encounter for general exam without complaint, suspected or reported dx

15.9

14.4

1.11 (0.87, 1.42)

E66

Overweight and obesity

15.9

11.2

1.43 (1.11, 1.83) b

I25

Chronic ischemic heart disease

15.7

9.0

1.74 (1.35, 2.25) b

F45

Somatoform disorders

15.4

12.1

1.27 (0.98, 1.63)

E11

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

14.9

11.6

1.28 (0.99, 1.66)

Z25

Need for immunization against other single viral diseases

14.3

13.1

1.09 (0.84, 1.42)

M53

Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified

14.3

10.2

1.40 (1.08, 1.83) b

E04

Other nontoxic goiter

14.1

10.8

1.30 (1.00, 1.69)

M47

Spondylosis

13.8

12.2

1.13 (0.86, 1.47)

R10

Abdominal and pelvic pain

13.3

11.4

1.17 (0.89, 1.53)

M17

Osteoarthritis of knee

13.3

10.1

1.31 (1.00, 1.73)

N39

Other disorders of urinary system

13.0

9.4

1.38 (1.04, 1.82) b

K29

Gastritis and duodenitis

12.7

9.7

1.32 (0.99, 1.75)

N95

Menopausal and other perimenopausal disorders

12.5

8.6

1.46 (1.09, 1.94) b

J45

Asthma

11.9

7.0

1.70 (1.26, 2.29) b

D22

Melanocytic nevi

11.7

9.2

1.28 (0.95, 1.71)

E03

Other hypothyroidism

11.7

9.5

1.23 (0.92, 1.66)

J30

Vasomotor and allergic rhinitis

11.7

8.8

1.32 (0.98, 1.78)

R42

Dizziness and giddiness

11.1

6.0

1.84 (1.35, 2.52) b

F43

Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders

10.9

7.0

1.56 (1.15, 2.14) b

E14

Unspecified diabetes mellitus

10.9

6.4

1.69 (1.23, 2.31) b

A09

Infectious gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified

10.6

6.3

1.69 (1.23, 2.33) b

M79

Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified

10.6

7.2

1.48 (1.08, 2.03) b

L30

Other and unspecified dermatitis

10.6

7.3

1.44 (1.05, 1.98) b

L30

Personal history of medical treatment

10.6

7.7

1.38 (1.01, 1.89) b

Q66

Congenital deformities of feet

10.3

8.0

1.29 (0.94, 1.77)

I83

Varicose veins of lower extremities

10.3

8.8

1.18 (0.86, 1.62)

E79

Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism

10.1

6.8

1.49 (1.08, 2.06) b

T78

Adverse events, not elsewhere classified

10.1

5.9

1.71 (1.23, 2.37) b

  1. aOnly comorbidities present in > 10% of PKU patients are shown; a full listing of the top 50 comorbidities is provided in Additional file 1: Table S3
  2. bComorbidities that had a significant PR vs the control population