Age- and sex-standardised ambulatory care claim rates in 16 major disease areas in asthma and non-asthma groups
| Disease Area | Ambulatory care claim rate per 1000 person-years (95% CI) | Absolute difference | |
| Asthma group | Non-asthma group | ||
| Respiratory diseases other than asthma | 1502 (1500 to 1504) | 619 (618 to 619) | 883 |
| Psychiatric | 1175 (1173 to 1177) | 691 (691 to 692) | 484 |
| Musculoskeletal | 1044 (1043 to 1046) | 724 (723 to 724) | 321 |
| Cardiac | 1058 (1057 to 1060) | 772 (772 to 773) | 286 |
| Neurological | 858 (856 to 859) | 636 (636 to 637) | 221 |
| Gastrointestinal | 594 (592 to 595) | 385 (384 to 385) | 209 |
| Injuries and poisonings | 635 (633 to 636) | 428 (427 to 428) | 207 |
| Genitourinary | 566 (565 to 567) | 426 (426 to 427) | 140 |
| Endocrine and metabolic | 495 (494 to 496) | 363 (363 to 364) | 132 |
| Dermatological | 455 (454 to 457) | 328 (328 to 329) | 127 |
| Infectious | 288 (287 to 289) | 196 (195 to 196) | 93 |
| Neoplastic | 307 (306 to 308) | 258 (258 to 259) | 49 |
| Blood and lymphatic | 89 (88 to 89) | 64 (64 to 64) | 25 |
| Pregnancy and the puerperium | 118 (117 to 118) | 112 (112 to 112) | 6 |
| Congenital | 20 (19 to 20) | 14 (14 to 14) | 5 |
| Perinatal | 17 (17 to 17) | 16 (16 to 17) | 1 |