Table 2.

Chronic or congenital diseases in our patients

Disease	Frequency	Percentage (N = 494)
Cardiovascular diseases e.g. hypertension	231	46.77
Musculoskeletal disorders	157	31.78
Endocrinal disorders e.g. diabetes mellitus	108	21.86
Chronic headache	102	20.65
Respiratory conditions e.g. asthma	55	11.13
Blood diseases e.g. anemia	20	4.05
ENT disorders e.g. sinusitis	19	3.85
Kidney diseases	17	3.44
Liver diseases	16	3.24
GIT condition	14	2.83
Others a	28	5.67

^aOthers include: Allergy, lupus, BPH, gout, PCOS, familial hypercholesterolemia, and endocrinal, neurological, dermatological, eye, ear, and psychiatric conditions

Abbreviations: ENT Ear, nose, and throat, GIT Gastrointestinal