Table 3 Prevalence and odds ratios for individual physical conditions (standardised by age, gender and deprivation score)

Multiple sclerosis (MS)

25 (0.5)

700 (0.2)

3.31 (2.43 to 4.51)

Diabetes

1,386 (25.9)

37,358 (13.1)

2.76 (2.60 to 2.93)

Epilepsy

80 (1.5)

2,850 (1.0)

2.02 (1.66 to 2.46)

Stroke or transient ischaemic attack

989 (18.5)

26,683 (9.3)

1.97 (1.84 to 2.12)

Cirrhosis/chronic liver disease/alcoholic liver disease

19 (0.4)

775 (0.3)

1.97 (1.25 to 3.13) P = 0.004

Peripheral vascular diseases (PVD)

455 (8.5)

14,199 (5.0)

1.74 (1.58 to 1.92)

Constipation

993 (18.6)

24,523 (8.6)

1.72 (1.59 to 1.86)

Psoriasis or eczema

84 (1.6)

2,929 (1.0)

1.67 (1.35 to 2.07)

Heart failure

505 (9.4)

14,263 (5.0)

1.64 (1.48 to 1.81)

Hearing loss

944 (17.7)

26,632 (9.3)

1.60 (1.48 to 1.73)

Chronic sinusitis

51 (0.9)

2,101 (0.7)

1.58 (1.19 to 2.09)

Chronic kidney disease

897 (16.8)

27,515 (9.6)

1.55 (1.43 to 1.68)

Bronchitis, emphysema and other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD)

748 (14.0)

28,790 (10.1)

1.51 (1.40 to 1.63)

Inflammatory arthritis

778 (14.6)

28,097 (9.8)

1.50 (1.39 to 1.63)

Inflammatory bowel disease

66 (1.2)

2,691 (0.9)

1.49 (1.18 to 1.83) P = 0.01

Hypertension

2,972 (55.6)

133,429 (46.7)

1.40 (1.33 to 1.48)

Prostate disease

262 (4.9)

10,164 (3.6)

1.38 (1.22 to 1.57)

Coronary heart disease

1,542 (28.8)

58,160 (20.4)

1.39 (1.31 to 1.48)

Parkinson’s disease

75 (1.4)

2,257 (0.8)

1.34 (1.03 to 1.75)

Painful condition

1,154 (21.6)

54,120 (18.9)

1.29 (1.21 to 1.37)

Irritable bowel syndrome

243 (4.5)

11,450 (4.0)

1.28 (1.13 to 1.45)

Atrial fibrillation

599 (11.2)

19,107 (6.7)

1.26 (1.15 to 1.40)

Dyspepsia

729 (13.6)

32,848 (11.5)

1.22 (1.12 to 1.32)

Diverticular

664 (12.4)

24,053 (8.4)

1.21 (1.11 to 1.33)

Asthma (active)

348 (6.5)

18,654 (6.5)

1.20 (1.08 to 1.32)

New cancer in the last 5 years

578 (10.1)

23,638 (8.3)

1.19 (1.08 to 1.30)

Thyrotoxicosis/thyroid disorders (includes hypothyroidism)

724 (13.5)

31,757 (11.1)

1.14 (1.05 to 1.23) P = 0.03

Bronchiectasis

31 (0.6)

1,575 (0.6)

1.07 (0.75 to 1.57) P = 0.69

Migraine

16 (0.3)

1,207 (0.4)

1.02 (0.67 to 1.54) P = 0.74