Table 2.
Children's diseases diagnosed by a physician, as reported by the parent
| Diseases | Boys | Girls | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 | 3-6 | 7-11 | 0-2 | 3-6 | 7-11 | ||
|
(n = 532) n (%) |
(n = 680) n (%) |
(n = 879) n (%) |
(n = 467) n (%) |
(n = 599) n (%) |
(n = 852) n (%) |
(n = 4009) n (%) |
|
| Long-term diseases | 53 (10.0) | 76 (11.2) | 127 (14.4) | 40 (8.6) | 55 (9.2) | 105 (12.3) | 456 (11.4) |
| Allergy | 15 (2.8) | 26 (3.8) | 49 (5.6) | 16 (3.4) | 16 (2.7) | 44 (5.2) | 166 (4.1) |
| Asthma | 16 (3.0) | 36 (5.3) | 42 (4.8) | 7 (1.5) | 16 (2.7) | 35 (4.1) | 152 (3.8) |
| Atopy | 22 (4.1) | 19 (2.8) | 20 (2.3) | 17 (3.6) | 25 (4.2) | 14 (1.6) | 117 (2.9) |
| Migraine | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 12 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.5) | 9 (1.1) | 24 (0.6) |
| ADHD | 0 (0) | 3 (0.4) | 17 (1.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.2) | 22 (0.5) |
| Diabetes | 0 (0) | 2 (0.3) | 4 (0.5) | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 9 (1.1) | 17 (0.4) |
| Heart defect | 5 (0.9) | 3 (0.4) | 5 (0.6) | 3 (0.6) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.4) | 20 (0.5) |
| Epilepsy | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.4) | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.5) | 2 (0.2) | 12 (0.3) |
| Lactose intolerance | 0 (0) | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.3) | 3 (0.4) | 9 (0.2) |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (0.6) | 6 (0.1) |
| Celiac disease | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 5 (0.1) |
| Impairments | 5 (0.9) | 19 (2.8) | 34 (3.9) | 2 (0.4) | 4 (0.7) | 24 (2.8) | 88 (2.2) |
| Visual impairment/heterotropia | 2 (0.4) | 6 (0.9) | 3 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.5) | 7 (0.8) | 22 (0.5) |
| Dysphasia | 0 (0) | 7 (1.0) | 11 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (0.5) | 22 (0.5) |
| Mentally disabled | 2 (0.4) | 3 (0.4) | 7 (0.8) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.4) | 16 (0.4) |
| Hearing impairment | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) | 4 (< 0.1) |
| Other impairment* | 1 (0.2) | 5 (0.7) | 14 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 10 (1.2) | 31 (0.8) |
| Other diseases | 60 (11.3) | 36 (5.3) | 49 (5.6) | 27 (5.8) | 33 (5.5) | 41 (4.8) | 246 (6.1) |
| Otitis | 28 (5.3) | 10 (1.5) | 4 (0.5) | 14 (3.0) | 10 (1.2) | 3 (0.4) | 69 (1.7) |
| Other infection‡ | 10 (1.9) | 6(0.9) | 9 (1.0) | 5 (1.1) | 5 (0.8) | 6 (0.7) | 41 (1.0) |
| Urticaria/other skin rash | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.3) | 4 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.3) | 4 (0.5) | 14 (0.3) |
| Common cold | 5 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.5) | 1 (0.1) | 10 (0.2) |
| Other† | 26 (4.9) | 20 (2.9) | 34 (3.9) | 10 (2.1) | 15 (2.5) | 28 (3.3) | 118 (2.9) |
*including autism ‡including other respiratory tract infections †including other diseases diagnosed by a physician, e.g., varicella