Table 1.
Prevalence of top 10 diagnoses, per 1000 people with intellectual disabilities, compared with the control group.
| Per 1000 patients | ||
|---|---|---|
| ICPC code | With ID (n = 868) | Control (n = 4305) |
| Epilepsy | 172.8 | 3.2 |
| Dermatomycosis | 123.2 | 55.5 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 111.7 | 61.5 |
| Acute infection of upper respiratory tract | 109.4 | 62.4 |
| Excess cerumen | 95.6 | 29.5 |
| Eczema by contact/other eczema | 86.4 | 51.3 |
| No illness | 76.0 | 20.6 |
| Insomnia/other sleeping disorder | 69.1 | 20.4 |
| Other infection of skin/subcutis/erysipelas | 69.1 | 9.7 |
| Medication/prescription/injection | 67.9 | 23.0 |
All diagnoses shown are significantly more frequently diagnosed in people with intellectual disabilities, χ2 test, P<0.001. ICPC = International Classification of Primary Care. ID = intellectual disability.