High prevalence of diagnosis of diabetes, depression, anxiety, hypertension, asthma and COPD in the total population of Stockholm, Sweden – a challenge for public health

• DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-670
• Publication Date: 2013-07-18T12:20:03Z
• Authors: Axel C Carlsson; Per Wändell; Urban Ösby; Ramin Zarrinkoub; Björn Wettermark; Gunnar Ljunggren
• Keywords: Depression; Outpatient clinic

There is limited knowledge on the prevalence of disease in total populations. Such studies have historically been difficult to conduct but development health data registers has facilitated large-scale recorded diagnoses entire regions. The aim this study was analyze diagnosis six common diseases Swedish capital region.The population included all living persons who resided Stockholm County, Sweden, December 31st 2011 (N=2 093 717). Information consultations between 2007 and obtained from primary care, specialist outpatient care inpatient care. Prevalence defined as proportion individuals with a diabetes, depression, anxiety disorders, hypertension, asthma chronic obstructive pulmonary during five year period, respectively. Analyses were done by age gender.Hypertension had highest five-year (12.2%), followed depression (6.6%), diabetes mellitus (6.2%), (5.9%), disorders/phobia (4.8%), COPD (1.8%). Diabetes more men (5.3% women 7.1% men) while (8.7% 4.4% (6.3% 3.4% considerably women. Smaller gender differences also found for hypertension (13.0% 11.4% men), (6.4% 5.4% (2.1% 1.6% men). Diabetes, increased markedly age, whereas anxiety, fairly constant above 18 years. During one observation, than half patients only diagnosed being largest identified (70.6%).The can be estimated combining gathered consecutive years However, accuracy highly dependent quality data. high analysed calls preventive action minimize suffering costs society.