“…Physical and psychiatric conditions were documented in the five years prior to the index date. These conditions were selected based on previous literature and included cancer (ICD-10 codes: C00-C97) [ 18 ], disorders of the thyroid gland (ICD-10 codes: E00-E07) [ 19 ], diabetes (ICD-10 codes: E10-E14) [ 20 ], obesity (ICD-10 code: E66) [ 21 ], disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias (ICD-10 code: E78) [ 22 ], depression (ICD-10 codes: F32 and F33) [ 23 ], anxiety disorders (ICD-10 code: F41) [ 23 ], reaction to severe stress and adjustment disorders (ICD-10 code: F43) [ 23 ], somatoform disorders (ICD-10 code: F45) [ 23 ], Parkinson’s disease (ICD-10 code: G20) [ 8 ], hypertension (ICD-10 code: I10) [ 24 ], ischemic heart diseases (ICD-10 codes: I20-I25) [ 2 ], cerebrovascular diseases (ICD-10 codes: I60-I69) [ 2 ], unspecified chronic bronchitis (ICD-10 code: J42) [ 25 ], gastro-esophageal reflux disease (ICD-10 code: K21) [ 26 ], rheumatoid arthritis (ICD-10 codes: M05 and M06) [ 24 ], gout (ICD-10 code: M10) [ 27 ], polyosteoarthritis (ICD-10 code: M15) [ 24 ], other and unspecified osteoarthritis (ICD-10 code: M19) [ 24 ], palmar fascial fibromatosis (Dupuytren’s disease; ICD-10 code: M72.0) [ 12 ], injuries to the thorax (ICD-10 codes: S20-S29) [ 24 ], and injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (ICD-10 codes: S40-S49) [ 24 ].…”