Table 18 Partitioning the diseases into 17 categories according to the ICD9 codes to obtain a coarse-grained characterization of the disease networks
From: Statistical methods for constructing disease comorbidity networks from longitudinal inpatient data
| Â | Diseases in category | #diseases | %diseases | # prevalence | %prevalence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Infectious and parasitic diseases | 115 | 12.57 | 196992 | 3.02 |
2 | Neoplasms | 93 | 10.16 | 376196 | 5.76 |
3 | Endocrine; nutritional and metabolic diseases; and immunity disorders | 39 | 4.26 | 763009 | 11.68 |
4 | Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs | 10 | 1.09 | 222671 | 3.41 |
5 | Mental disorders | 30 | 3.28 | 308321 | 4.72 |
6 | Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs | 67 | 7.32 | 489541 | 7.50 |
7 | Diseases of the circulatory system | 59 | 6.45 | 1090435 | 16.70 |
8 | Diseases of the respiratory system | 51 | 5.57 | 475937 | 7.29 |
9 | Diseases of the digestive system | 49 | 5.36 | 494421 | 7.57 |
10 | Diseases of the genitourinary system | 47 | 5.14 | 458440 | 7.02 |
11 | Complications of pregnancy; childbirth; and the puerperium | 49 | 5.36 | 436281 | 6.68 |
12 | Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | 26 | 2.84 | 96032 | 1.47 |
13 | Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 30 | 3.28 | 308908 | 4.73 |
14 | Congenital anomalies | 20 | 2.19 | 54916 | 0.84 |
15 | Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | 20 | 2.19 | 114847 | 1.76 |
16 | Symptoms; signs; and ill-defined conditions | 20 | 2.19 | 331657 | 5.08 |
17 | Injury and poisoning | 190 | 20.77 | 311892 | 4.78 |