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Table 1 Sub-groups of chronic illness in the second wave of the Bergen Child Study*

From: Chronicity of sleep problems in children with chronic illness: a longitudinal population-based study

Subgroups (n)

 

n

Neurological disorders (76)

Mental retardation and related syndromes

27

 

Epilepsy

20

 

Migraine

13

 

Cerebral palsy

6

 

Hydrocephalus and myelomeningocele

4

 

Other

6

Asthma (188)

  

Somatic disorders (55)

Diabetes

14

 

Gastrointestinal disorders

14

 

Skeletal disorders

12

 

Cardiovascular disorders

3

 

Heamophiliac

3

 

Kidney

3

 

Endocrinological disorders

3

 

Muscle disorders

2

 

Rheumatism

1

  1. * Children may have more than one chronic illness