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Table 3 Agreement (kappa statistic and standard error) between self-reported morbidity in TILDA and Rx-Risk-V algorithm (≥ 65 years)

From: Agreement between self-reported morbidity and pharmacy claims data for prescribed medications in an older community based population

TILDA

Rx-Risk-V Pharmacy claims

Kappa

(κ)

Standard Error

Self-reported morbidity

N

%

Medication-based Morbidity (ATC)

N

%

Diabetes or high blood sugar

222

(12.13)

Diabetes (A10AB01-A10BG03, A10BH, A10BX)

191

(10.44)

0.81

0.02

Glaucoma

82

(4.48)

Glaucoma (S01EA01-S01EB03, S01EC03-S01EX)

104

(5.68)

0.69

0.02

Osteoporosis

253

(13.83)

Osteoporosis/Paget’s disease (M05BA01-M05BB09, M05BX03, G03XC01, A12AX92)

306

(16.72)

0.61

0.02

Parkinson

17

(0.93)

Parkinson’s disease (N04AA01-N04BX02)

40

(2.19)

0.56

0.02

Angina

213

(11.64)

Angina (C01DA02-C01DA14, C01DX16, C01EB17-C01EB18)

194

(10.60)

0.51

0.02

High Cholesterol

733

(40.05)

Hyperlipidaemia (C10AA01-C10BX17)

1002

(54.75)

0.44

0.02

Manic depression

5

(0.27)

Bipolar disorder (N05AN01)

6

(0.33)

0.36

0.02

High blood pressure or Hypertension

964

(52.68)

Hypertension (C03AA01-C03BA11, C03DA01-C03EA01, C09BA02-C09BA09, C09DA01-C09DA09, C02AB01-C02AC05, C02DB02-C02KX01)

591

(32.30)

0.36

0.02

Pain (taking pain medication)

464

(25.36)

Pain (Opioids) (N02AA01-N02AX02)

Pain (Inflammation) (M01AB01, M01AH06)

523

(28.58)

0.35

0.02

Pain

726

(39.67)

Pain (Opioids) (N02AA01-N02AX02)

Pain (Inflammation) (M01AB01, M01AH06)

523

(28.58)

0.27

0.02

Abnormal Heart Rhythm

221

(12.08)

Arrhythmia (C01AA05, C01BA01-C01BD01, C01BD07)

103

(5.63)

0.26

0.02

Depression

78

(4.26)

Depression (N06AA01-N06AG02, N06AX)

359

(19.62)

0.21

0.02

Dementia

5

(0.27)

Dementia (N06DA02, N06DA01)

24

(1.31)

0.20

0.02

Chronic lung disease such as chronic bronchitis or emphysema

97

(5.30)

Chronic airways disease (R03AC02-R03DC03)

457

(24.97)

0.19

0.02

Cancer or a malignant tumour

177

(9.67)

Malignancies (L01AA01-L01XX31)

62

(3.39)

0.19

0.02

Emotional nervous or psychiatric problem, such as depression or anxiety

115

(6.28)

Anxiety (N05BA01- N05BA12)

327

(17.87)

0.15

0.02

Congestive heart failure

31

(1.69)

Chronic heart failure (C03CA01-C03CC01, C09AA01-C09AA10, C09CA01, C09CA03, C09CA06-C09CA07)

269

(14.70)

0.13

0.01

Cirrhosis or serious liver damage

10

(0.55)

Liver disease (A05AA01-A05BA08, J05AF05, J05AF07, J05AF11)

6

(0.33)

0.12

0.02

Heart attack (including myocardial infarction or coronary thrombosis)

171

(9.34)

Anti-platelet therapy (B01AC04-B01AC30)

952

(52.02)

0.11

0.01

Anxiety

66

(3.61)

Anxiety (N05BA01-N05BA12)

327

(17.87)

0.11

0.02

Stomach ulcers

127

(6.94)

GORD & Peptic ulcer (A02BA, A02BC)

947

(51.75)

0.10

0.01

Alcohol or substance abuse

28

(1.53)

Alcohol dependence (N07BB01, N07BB04)

1

(0.05)

0.07

0.01

Any other heart trouble

101

(5.52)

Ischaemic heart disease/hypertension (C07AA01-C07FB07, C08CA01-C08DB01)

884

(48.31)

0.06

0.01

Stroke (cerebral vascular disease)

61

(3.33)

Anti-platelet therapy (B01AC04-B01AC30)

952

(52.02)

0.04

0.01

Mini-stroke or TIA

131

(7.16)

Anti-platelet, Anti-coagulation therapya (B01AC04-B01AC30, B01AA03-B01AB06, B01AB10)

1104

(60.32)

0.02

0.01

Incontinence

313

(17.10)

Neurogenic Bladder & Urinary Incontinence (V07AN)

17

(0.93)

0.02

0.01

Psychosis

1

(0.05)

Psychotic illness (N05AA01- N05AX17)

150

(8.20)

0.01

0.00

  1. ATC Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical
  2. GORD Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease
  3. aAnti-coagulant counted if patient prescribed antiarrhythmic for Atrial Fibrillation (i.e., if patient not in sinus rhythm) [33]