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Table 5 Definitions of 32 physical health conditions assessed

From: Multimorbidity in bipolar disorder and undertreatment of cardiovascular disease: a cross sectional study

Condition

Variable name

Variable definition

Coronary heart disease

CHD

Read code ever recorded

Chronic kidney disease

CKD

Read code ever recorded

Asthma (active)

Asthma

Read code ever recorded AND any prescription in last year

Atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation

Read code ever recorded

Epilepsy

Epilepsy

Read code ever recorded AND epilepsy prescription in last year

New cancer in the last 5 years

Cancer

Read code first recorded in last 5 years (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Thyrotoxicosis/thyroid disorders (includes hypothyroidism)

Thyroid Disorders

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Diabetes

Diabetes

Read code ever recorded

Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson’s disease

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Stroke or transient ischaemic attack

Stroke or TIA

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Blindness and low vision

Blindness

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Glaucoma

Glaucoma

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Hearing loss

Hearing loss

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Hypertension

Hypertension

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Heart failure

Heart failure

Read code ever recorded

Peripheral vascular diseases

PVD

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Chronic sinusitis

Sinusitis

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Bronchitis, emphysema and other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

COPD

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis

Inflammatory bowel disease

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Diverticular disease of intestine

Diverticular disease

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Rheumatoid arthritis, other inflammatory polyarthropathies and systematic connective tissue disorders

Inflammatory arthritis

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Hyperplasia of prostate and prostate disorders

Prostate disease

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Psoriasis or eczema

Psoriasis/eczema

Read code ever recorded (M11% and M12%) AND ≥4 prescriptions in last year (BNF 13.4, excluding hydrocortisone, and BNF 13.5)

Viral hepatitis

Viral hepatitis

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded) OR ≥4 antispasmodic prescription in last year (POM only, exclude kolanticon, alverine citrate and peppermint oil)

Cirrhosis/chronic liver disease/alcoholic liver disease

Chronic liver disease

Read code ever recorded (Relevant Read Code recorded)

Migraine

Migraine

≥4 antimigraine prescriptions in last year (BNF 040704%, POM only exclude migraleve)

Dyspepsia

Dyspepsia

≥4 prescriptions in last year BNF 0103% excluding antacids AND not ≥4 NSAIDs OR ≥4 aspirin/clopidogrel

Constipation

Constipation

≥4 prescriptions in last year, BNF 0106%

Pain

Pain

≥4 specified analgesic prescriptions in last year (opioids/>8 mg cocodamol/NSAIDs) OR ≥4 specified antiepileptics in the absence of an epilepsy Read code in last year (gabapentin, pregabalin and carbamazepine)

  1. BNF British National Formulary, NSAID non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, POM prescription-only medicine.