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Numbers of illnesses, medicines, and visits by the study patients.
| Temporary FAs median (mean) | Persistent FAs median (mean) | p-value1 | |
| Chronic illnesses | 4 (4.4) | 5 (5.1) | 0.144 |
| Regular medicines | 2 (2.6) | 3.5 (3.9) | 0.083 |
| Health centre visits2 | 10 (10.3) | 12 (14.2) | <0.010** |
Notes: 1Mann–Whitney U-test.
2Year 2002, first year of the follow-up.
**Significant at 0.010 level.
