Distribution of patients and their diagnoses
| Diagnoses* | Number of patients (n=3751) | % Of all patients (n=3751) | % Of new patients (n=1097) | % Of returning patients (n=2654) | Sex distribution (F/M) | Mean (SD) age (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Most common diagnoses in each category. | ||||||
| Inflammatory joint and spine diseases | 1379 | 37 | 22 | 43 | 1.6/1 | 52.8 (14.1) |
| RA | 859 | 23 | 10 | 28 | 2.3/1 | 56.9 (12.4) |
| Spondylitis | 161 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1/1.5 | 43.0 (11.7) |
| Psoriatic arthritis | 129 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.3/1 | 49.6 (12.9) |
| Gouty arthritis | 55 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/8.2 | 52.7 (13.2) |
| Reactive arthritis | 41 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/1.1 | 43.4 (16.8) |
| Connective tissue diseases | 187 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4.4/1 | 59.6 (16.3) |
| Polymyalgia rheumatica | 89 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.9/1 | 72.5 (6.7) |
| Systemic lupus | 33 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 15.5/1 | 41.0 (12.1) |
| Sjögren's syndrome | 24 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1 | 5.0/1 | 53.0 (12.5) |
| Degenerative joint and spine diseases | 1362 | 36 | 45 | 33 | 2.2/1 | 55.9 (13.7) |
| Osteoarthritis of spine | 928 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 2.3/1 | 56.9 (12.6) |
| Hand osteoarthritis | 291 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3.9/1 | 60.9 (10.5) |
| Hernia discalis | 253 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1.4/1 | 43.7 (11.9) |
| Knee osteoarthritis | 187 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2.7/1 | 65.4 (11.2) |
| Hip osteoarthritis | 147 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2.2/1 | 64.9 (11.8) |
| Soft tissue rheumatism | 1388 | 37 | 51 | 31 | 3.2/1 | 48.6 (14.1) |
| Periarthritis scapulohumeralis | 423 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 2.7/1 | 54.4 (12.6) |
| Fibromyalgia | 386 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5.3/1 | 45.7 (10.4) |
| Posture problems | 281 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3.1/1 | 40.4 (14.6) |
| Bursitis | 159 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8.4/1 | 54.5 (12.7) |
| Tendinitis | 101 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2.5/1 | 46.5 (14.3) |
| Metabolic bone diseases | 637 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 5.0/1 | 64.5 (11.4) |
| Osteoporosis | 607 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 5.7/1 | 64.6 (11.1) |
| Paget's disease | 32 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5/1 | 68.7 (11.3) |