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Table 2 Indicators of health status of the study population (N = 2455) in 2003, in ICPC clusters*

From: The association between adolescents’ health and disparities in school career: a longitudinal cohort study

 

GP contact or prescription

Number of contacts with GP (% of adolescents)

 

N**

%

1

2

>2

Any contact/prescription

1566

63.8

23.7

13.4

22.0

Acute somatic health problems

790

32.2

19.5

6.7

5.3

Infections

547

22.3

14.5

4.4

2.3

Traumata

264

10.8

8.2

1.9

0.6

Acute psychosocial health problems

109

4.4

2.7

0.5

0.6

Chronic health problems

413

16.8

9.9

2.1

1.6

Remaining clusters ***

71

2.9

2.0

#

#

Not specified in clusters ****

194

7.9

5.2

1.1

0.4

  1. *Clusters of health problems from the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC).
  2. **Number of persons.
  3. ***Includes family planning, pregnancy, childbirth, neoplasm, congenital handicap, side effects/consequences care, diverging outcomes, lifestyle and prevention.
  4. ****The cluster classification does not contain all ICPC codes, particularly non-trauma acute somatic health problems are not included.
  5. #less than 10 adolescents.
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BMC Public Health

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