Table 2 Morbidity of non-frequent attenders, 1-year frequent attenders and persistent frequent attenders: prevalence and relative difference (non-frequent attenders 100)

19120

2609

470

Diabetes mellitus

5.5

13.7

(250)

23.2

(421)

Chron. Cardiovasc. disease

13.7

23.4

(170)

37.7

(275)

Chron. resp. disease

9.8

17.8

(181)

27.2

(277)

(feelings of)anxiety

1.8

4.7

(261)

9.4

(522)

(feelings of) depression

3.2

6.4

(200)

8.7

(271)

Addictive behaviour

1.2

2.9

(241)

4.9

(408)

MUPS

6.8

13.1

(192)

25.3

(370)

Social problems

1.3

2.0

(153)

7.9

(607)

Psychological/psychiatric problems

9.2

20.6

(223)

37.0

(402)

Number of medical problems

1.16

2.00

(172)

3.52

(303)