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Table 2 Prevalence, positive agreement, and negative agreement of active-duty Millennium Cohort participant self-reported and electronic medical record data

From: Challenges of self-reported medical conditions and electronic medical records among members of a large military cohort

Medical condition*

% and 95% CI Self-reported

% and 95% CI Electronic- recorded

% Exclusively Electronic Recorded

Positive Agreement

Negative Agreement

More Likely Chronic

     

   Hypertension (high blood pressure)

10.4 (10.1, 10.7)

8.1 (7.8, 8.3)

3.1

53.5

95.3

   Significant hearing loss

9.4 (9.1, 9.7)

5.9 (5.7, 6.1)

3.5

31.9

94.3

   Chronic bronchitis

3.3 (3.1, 3.4)

4.0 (3.8, 4.2)

3.5

12.9

96.7

   Sleep apnea

2.7 (2.6, 2.9)

1.5 (1.4, 1.6)

0.5

45.1

98.8

   Rheumatoid arthritis

2.4 (2.2, 2.5)

0.3 (0.2, 0.3)

0.2

7.7

98.8

   Thyroid condition other than cancer

2.2 (2.1, 2.4)

1.9 (1.8, 2.0)

0.7

58.2

99.1

   Cancer

2.0 (1.9, 2.2)

1.8 (1.7, 2.0)

1.0

44.1

98.9

   Chronic fatigue syndrome

1.3 (1.1, 1.4)

0.2 (0.1, 0.2)

0.1

5.1

99.3

   Diabetes or sugar diabetes

1.2 (1.1, 1.3)

1.1 (0.9, 1.2)

0.6

37.4

99.3

   Ulcerative colitis or proctitis

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

0.3 (0.2, 0.3)

0.1

29.7

99.6

   Manic-depressive disorder

0.9 (0.8, 0.9)

2.1 (2.0, 2.3)

1.9

11.8

98.7

   Hepatitis C

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)

0.2 (0.2, 0.3)

0.1

25.4

99.6

   Coronary heart disease

0.7 (0.6, 0.8)

0.6 (0.5, 0.6)

0.4

24.8

99.5

   Emphysema

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)

0.2 (0.1, 0.2)

0.2

2.7

99.6

   Lupus

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)

0.1 (0.1, 0.2)

0.1

17.4

99.7

   Multiple sclerosis

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)

0.1 (0.1, 0.1)

0.0

14.1

99.7

   Crohn's disease

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)

0.2 (0.2, 0.2)

0.1

17.1

99.7

   Schizophrenia or psychosis

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)

0.8 (0.7, 0.8)

0.7

6.4

99.4

   Kidney failure requiring dialysis

0.6 (0.5, 0.6)

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

0.0

1.0

99.7

   Cirrhosis

0.5 (0.5, 0.6)

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

0.0

2.0

99.7

More Likely Acute or Transient

     

   Sinusitis

14.8 (14.5, 15.1)

13.9 (13.5, 14.2)

8.8

35.7

89.2

   Migraine headaches

10.8 (10.5, 11.1)

4.3 (4.1, 4.5)

1.4

39.2

95.0

   Depression

7.0 (6.8, 7.3)

6.7 (6.4, 6.9)

3.2

50.5

96.4

   Bladder infection

6.9 (6.6, 7.1)

0.6 (0.5, 0.6)

0.4

4.7

96.3

   Asthma

5.8 (5.6, 6.0)

3.9 (3.7, 4.1)

1.9

42.0

97.1

   Any other heart condition

5.1 (4.9, 5.3)

2.1 (1.9, 2.2)

1.2

24.5

97.2

   Anemia

4.6 (4.4, 4.8)

3.0 (2.8, 3.2)

1.9

30.0

97.2

   Stomach, duodenal, or peptic ulcer

3.3 (3.1, 3.5)

0.6 (0.5, 0.6)

0.3

14.3

98.3

   Angina (chest pain)

2.6 (2.4, 2.8)

0.3 (0.2, 0.3)

0.2

7.8

98.7

   Neuropathy

2.2 (2.0, 2.3)

4.5 (4.3, 4.7)

4.0

15.9

97.1

   Gallstones

1.7 (1.6, 1.8)

0.7 (0.7, 0.8)

0.2

43.9

99.3

   Posttraumatic stress disorder

1.5 (1.4, 1.7)

1.3 (1.2, 1.4)

1.0

20.7

98.8

   Any other hepatitis

1.3 (1.2, 1.5)

0.5 (0.4, 0.6)

0.4

8.2

99.2

   Hepatitis B

1.1 (1.0, 1.3)

0.1 (0.1, 0.2)

0.1

8.8

99.4

   Seizures

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

0.4 (0.4, 0.5)

0.2

29.3

99.5

   Heart attack

0.7 (0.6, 0.8)

0.1 (0.1, 0.2)

0.1

19.3

99.7

   Pancreatitis

0.7 (0.6, 0.8)

0.2 (0.1, 0.2)

0.1

25.5

99.7

   Stroke

0.5 (0.5, 0.6)

0.2 (0.2, 0.3)

0.2

9.1

99.7

  1. * Sample size varies from 37,328 to 37,696 due to missing values.