Table 5

Age-standardised prevalence per 10 000 by ICD9 chapter VII, VIII, IX and X and major disease group; percentage difference of WRS relative to MSGP4.

		Males		Females

ICD9 chapter and morbidity	ICD9 Code	SPR	% diff	SPR	% diff
Chapter VII
Hypertensive disease	401–405	528	+34	712	+39
Ischaemic heart disease	410–414	233		149
Acute myocardial infarction	410	33	−24	17
Other forms of heart disease	420–429	135		126	−22
Heart failure	428	58	−37	59	−48
Cerebrovascular disease	430–438	68		67
Diseases of arteries arterioles and capillaries	440–448	47	−29	46
Varicose veins of lower extremities	454	50	−20	92	−26
Haemorrhoids	455	70	−24	86	−25
Chapter VIII
Respiratory infections — acute	460–466	1569	−22	2149	−21
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	490–496	457	−18	488	−7
Asthma	493	343	−18	380	−9
Chapter IX
Diseases of oesophagus stomach duodenum	530–537	250	−30	280	−27
Hernia of abdominal cavity	550–553	95		53
Chapter X
Urinary systems disease other	590–599	161		590	−7
Male genital organ diseases	600–608	253	+28
Orchitis and epididymitis	604	39	+30
Other disorders of breast	610–611	17		164	−20
Inflammatory disease of female pelvic organs	614–616			104	−48
Genital prolapse	618			40