Table 2.
Incidence and prevalence rates of acute symptoms and diseases when using different contact-free intervals.
Disease category | Incidence rate (per 1000 person years) | Prevalence rate (per 1000 person years) | |||||||||||
4 weeks | 8 weeks | 16 weeks | 4 weeks | 8 weeks | 16 weeks | ||||||||
Acute symptoms/diseases (contact-free interval: 4 weeks) and ICPCa code | |||||||||||||
R74 | Upper respiratory infection acute | 60.6 | 55.7 | 50.3 | 54.9 | 57.3 | 61.6 | ||||||
H81 | Excessive ear wax | 37.5 | 36.3 | 34.5 | 37.3 | 38.4 | 40.5 | ||||||
L81 | Other injury musculoskeletal system | 17.9 | 16.6 | 15.4 | 17.4 | 18.0 | 19.4 | ||||||
R21 | Throat symptoms/complaints | 18.0 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 18.5 | ||||||
S18 | Laceration/cut | 15.7 | 15.1 | 14.6 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 18.5 | ||||||
Acute symptoms/diseases (contact-free interval: 8 weeks) and ICPC code | |||||||||||||
U71 | Cystitis/other urinary infection | 60.7 | 52.9 | 44.7 | 49.1 | 50.5 | 53.4 | ||||||
R05 | Cough | 54.0 | 48.5 | 42.9 | 48.4 | 50.5 | 54.3 | ||||||
S74 | Dermatophytosis | 38.9 | 35.1 | 31.3 | 33.5 | 34.6 | 36.9 | ||||||
L03 | Low back symptoms/complaints without radiation | 39.2 | 33.7 | 28.7 | 30.4 | 31.5 | 33.8 | ||||||
A04 | General weakness/tiredness/ill-feeling (excluding psychological) | 32.7 | 29.1 | 25.8 | 29.6 | 30.5 | 32.5 | ||||||
Acute symptoms/diseases (contact-free interval: 16 weeks) and ICPC code | |||||||||||||
D02 | Stomach ache/stomach pain | 41.0 | 34.6 | 19.1 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 23.5 | ||||||
P06 | Disturbances of sleep/insomnia | 42.9 | 27.6 | 18.6 | 21.7 | 22.3 | 23.3 | ||||||
P01 | Feeling anxious/nervous/tense/inadequate | 24.8 | 17.3 | 12.1 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.7 | ||||||
S79 | Other benign neoplasms of skin | 13.4 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 14.4 | ||||||
R81 | Pneumonia | 11.5 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 12.1 |
aICPC: International Classification of Primary Care.