| Diagnosis |
Pts number |
male |
female |
| Total pts in the study |
225 |
126 (56 %) |
99 (44%) |
| > 9 years |
175 (78%) |
100 (57%) |
75 (43%) |
| <9 years |
50(22%) |
26 (52%) |
24 (48%) |
| Idiopathic CP |
125 (56%) |
70 (56%) |
55 (44%) |
| Musculoskeletal CP |
35 (16%) |
18 (51%) |
17 (49%) |
| Growing pain |
17 |
10 |
7 |
| Post competitive sport |
8 |
3 |
5 |
| Post traumatic |
5 |
2 |
3 |
| costochondritis |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| leukaemia |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Pulmonary CP |
30 (13%) |
20 (67%) |
10 (33%) |
| asthma |
16 |
10 |
6 |
| bronchopneumonia |
10 |
8 |
2 |
| Lobar Pneumonia |
4 |
2 |
2 |
| Cardiac CP |
15 (7%) |
8 (53%) |
7 (47%) |
| Mitral valve Prolapse |
5 |
3 |
2 |
| Kawasaki disease |
1 |
1 |
- |
| Aortic stenosis |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Pulmonary stenosis |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Rheumatic heart disease. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| PVCs |
1 |
- |
1 |
| LQTS |
1 |
- |
1 |
| Gastrointestinal CP |
10 (4%) |
4 (40 %) |
6 (60%) |
| gastritis |
5 |
2 |
3 |
| Gastroesophageal reflux |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Gastric motility |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Psychogenic C |
10 (4%) |
6 (60 %) |
4 (40%) |
| school related problems |
6 |
5 |
1 |
| Family related problems |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
