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Table 2 Classification of the somatic primary diagnoses per disease system: 1993 (n = 688); 2005 (n = 278)

From: Medical Conditions of Nursing Home Admissions

Disease systems

ICD-9

% 1993

% 2005

Most frequent disorder per section (%)

10. Circulatory system

390-459

36.3

35.4

Stroke (64, 66), heart diseases (12, 21)

11. Nervous syst/sense org.

320-389

21.3

15.5

Parkinson (35, 45), hemiphlegia (30), blindness (21)

12. musculoskeletal system

710-739

13.0

14.0

Osteoarthritis (46, 26), fractures

13. Neoplasm's

140-239

5.5

3.0

intestinal(24)-prostate cancer(26)

14. Endocrine disorders

240-279

5.5

11.4

Diabetes (87, 100)

15. Accidents

800-999

4.8

5.9

(femur)Fractures (64, 56), head injuries, CO-poison.

16. Respiratory system

460-519

3.8

1.9

COPD

17. Genitourinary system

580-629

2.9

2.6

Renal insufficiency NEC (80, 100) en nephropathy

21. Post surgical state

V-code

1.9

3.3

Stoma (APN), hipprosthesis(54, 33), amputation(56)

20. Symptoms

780-799

1.9

4.1

Abnormality of gait

18. Digestive system

520-579

1.6

0.4

Stomach-liver disorder

19. Diseases of blood

280-289

0.6

1.1

Anaemia

22. Diseases of skin

680-709

0.6

-

Chronic ulcer

23. Infectious diseases

001-139

0.3

1.5

Late effects of poliomyelitis

Total

 

100%

100%

 
  1. The numbers in standard between brackets indicate the percentage in 1993, while those in bold refer to the percentage of 2005. For instance, in 1993, strokes represented 64% of the disorders of the circulatory system and in 2005 66%. For small absolute numbers, no percentage was calculated.