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Table 2 Most common diagnoses as documented in patient charts as coded in ICD 10

From: Kidney function and clinical recommendations of drug dose adjustment in geriatric patients

N = 108

N (%)

Hypertension

94 (87)

Arthrosis

58 (54)

Cardiac failure

54 (50)

Hyperlipidemia

49 (45)

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

43 (40)

Coronary heart disease

35 (32)

Chronic kidney failure (no dialysis required)

32 (30)

Hyperuricemia

29 (27)

Atrial fibrillation

28 (26)

Depression

21 (19)

Incontinence

21 (19)

Peripheral artery occlusive disease

21 (19)

Struma

19 (18)

Dementia

13 (12)

Chronic obstructive pulmonal disease (COPD)

12 (11)