Table 3
Incidence (per 1000 person-years) of upper extremity complaints in general practice by ICPC code, age group, and sex
| Complaint/diagnosis | Sex | Age group (years) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 9 (95% CI) | 10 to 19 (95% CI) | 20 to 29 (95% CI) | 30 to 39 (95% CI) | 40 to 49 (95% CI) | 50 to 59 (95% CI) | 60 to 69 (95% CI) | 70 to 79 (95% CI) | 80+ (95% CI) | |||
| *Significant different between men and women (p<0.01). | |||||||||||
| CI, confidence interval; ICPC, International Classification of Primary Care. | |||||||||||
| L01 | Neck complaint | Men | 3.9 (3.1 to 4.7) | 7.1 (6.0 to 8.2) | 10.8 (9.5 to 12.0) | 14.4 (13.1 to 15.6) | 15.8 (14.4 to 17.3) | 14.2 (12.7 to 15.6) | 13.2 (11.4 to 15.0) | 12.1 (9.9 to 14.3) | 12.1 (8.6 to 15.7) |
| Women | 3.4 (2.6 to 4.2) | 10.7 (9.4 to 12.0)* | 24.2 (22.3 to 26.0)* | 24.5 (22.8 to 26.2)* | 27.4 (25.5 to 29.3)* | 22.8 (20.9 to 24.8)* | 19.7 (17.5 to 21.9)* | 18.0 (15.7 to 20.3)* | 14.0 (11.3 to 16.6)* | ||
| L08 | Shoulder complaint | Men | 0.6 (0.3 to 0.9) | 4.0 (3.2 to 4.9) | 9.0 (7.8 to 10.2) | 11.6 (10.4 to 12.7) | 15.7 (14.3 to 17.1) | 15.4 (13.8 to 16.9) | 14.5 (12.6 to 16.4) | 12.3 (10.1 to 14.5) | 13.8 (10.0 to 17.6) |
| Women | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.1) | 4.8 (3.9 to 5.7) | 10.5 (9.3 to 11.7)* | 14.0 (12.7 to 15.3)* | 18.8 (17.2 to 20.4)* | 19.3 (17.5 to 21.1)* | 15.9 (14.0 to 17.9) | 17.4 (15.1 to 19.7)* | 18.0 (14.9 to 21.0)* | ||
| L09 | Arm complaint | Men | 2.0 (1.4 to 2.6) | 2.3 (1.7 to 3.0) | 3.1 (2.4 to 3.8) | 3.4 (2.8 to 4.1) | 4.3 (3.5 to 5.0) | 4.8 (3.9 to 5.7) | 3.6 (2.7 to 4.6) | 2.4 (1.4 to 3.4) | 3.3 (1.4 to 5.1) |
| Women | 2.3 (1.7 to 2.9) | 2.8 (2.1 to 3.5) | 4.9 (4.0 to 5.7) | 4.9 (4.2 to 5.7)* | 7.3 (6.3 to 8.3)* | 5.9 (4.9 to 6.9) | 6.7 (5.5 to 8.0)* | 6.6 (5.2 to 8.0)* | 8.1 (6.0 to 10.1)* | ||
| L10 | Elbow complaint | Men | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.8) | 2.3 (1.7 to 3.0) | 1.9 (1.4 to 2.5) | 2.4 (1.9 to 2.9) | 3.0 (2.4 to 3.6) | 2.3 (1.7 to 2.9) | 1.8 (1.2 to 2.5) | 1.9 (1.0 to 2.8) | 1.9 (0.5 to 3.3) |
| Women | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.3) | 1.9 (1.3 to 2.4) | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.0) | 1.8 (1.3 to 2.2) | 2.6 (2.0 to 3.2) | 2.2 (1.6 to 2.9) | 1.8 (1.1 to 2.4) | 1.8 (1.1 to 2.5) | 1.6 (0.7 to 2.6) | ||
| L11 | Wrist complaint | Men | 1.8 (1.3 to 2.4) | 6.3 (5.3 to 7.4) | 4.1 (3.3 to 4.9) | 3.8 (3.2 to 4.5) | 3.7 (3.0 to 4.4) | 3.0 (2.3 to 3.7) | 2.2 (1.4 to 2.9) | 2.4 (1.4 to 3.4) | 3.8 (1.8 to 5.8) |
| Women | 2.1 (1.5 to 2.7) | 7.9 (6.8 to 9.1)* | 7.1 (6.0 to 8.1)* | 6.0 (5.1 to 6.8)* | 5.1 (4.3 to 5.9)* | 4.9 (4.0 to 5.8)* | 5.5 (4.4 to 6.7)* | 5.1 (3.8 to 6.3)* | 6.0 (4.2 to 7.8)* | ||
| L12 | Hand/finger complaint | Men | 5.0 (4.1 to 5.9) | 8.7 (7.5 to 9.8) | 6.6 (5.6 to 7.6) | 6.7 (5.8 to 7.6) | 7.1 (6.2 to 8.1) | 7.4 (6.3 to 8.4) | 7.5 (6.2 to 8.9) | 5.7 (4.2 to 7.2) | 4.4 (2.2 to 6.5) |
| Women | 3.9 (3.1 to 4.7) | 9.1 (7.8 to 10.3) | 7.8 (6.7 to 8.8) | 8.1 (7.1 to 9.1) | 9.2 (8.1 to 10.3)* | 12.7 (11.3 to 14.2)* | 10.1 (8.5 to 11.6)* | 9.7 (8.0 to 11.4)* | 9.3 (7.1 to 11.5)* | ||
| L83 | Syndrome of cervical spine | Men | 0.3 (0.1 to 0.5) | 0.6 (0.3 to 0.9) | 1.5 (1.0 to 2.0) | 2.6 (2.0 to 3.1) | 4.4 (3.7 to 5.2) | 5.7 (4.8 to 6.7) | 3.8 (2.8 to 4.8) | 3.5 (2.3 to 4.6) | 2.2 (0.7 to 3.7) |
| Women | 0.5 (0.2 to 0.7) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.7)* | 3.1 (2.4 to 3.8)* | 4.5 (3.7 to 5.2)* | 7.4 (6.4 to 8.4)* | 6.5 (5.5 to 7.5) | 4.8 (3.7 to 5.8)* | 4.4 (3.2 to 5.5)* | 3.0 (1.7 to 4.2)* | ||
| L92 | Shoulder syndrome | Men | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.3) | 1.4 (0.9 to 1.9) | 4.1 (3.3 to 4.9) | 9.5 (8.4 to 10.5) | 16.0 (14.6 to 17.4) | 19.4 (17.6 to 21.1) | 18.1 (16.0 to 20.3) | 16.1 (13.6 to 18.6) | 12.9 (9.3 to 16.6) |
| Women | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.1) | 1.9 (1.3 to 2.4) | 6.9 (5.9 to 7.9)* | 10.8 (9.7 to 12.0) | 19.9 (18.2 to 21.5)* | 25.0 (23.0 to 27.1)* | 21.1 (18.9 to 23.4)* | 20.4 (18.0 to 22.8)* | 15.8 (12.9 to 18.6)* | ||
| L93 | Tennis elbow | Men | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.1) | 0.4 (0.1 to 0.6) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.6) | 5.3 (4.5 to 6.0) | 11.6 (10.4 to 12.8) | 11.0 (9.7 to 12.4) | 6.1 (4.8 to 7.3) | 2.8 (1.8 to 3.9) | 1.1 (0.0 to 2.2) |
| Women | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.1) | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.1) | 2.2 (1.6 to 2.7)* | 6.1 (5.3 to 7.0) | 13.7 (12.3 to 15.0)* | 9.4 (8.1 to 10.6) | 3.9 (3.0 to 4.9)* | 1.7 (1.0 to 2.4)* | 1.0 (0.2 to 1.7) | ||
