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. 2019 Jul 26;7(3):e11929. doi: 10.2196/11929

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.