| Distribution of chronic illness | Numbers of patients |
| Respiratory | 5 asthma, 1 chronic lung disease, 1 chronic sinusitis |
| Gastrointestional | 7 faliure to thrive, 1 lover cirrhosis, 1 auto immune hepatitis |
| Neurological | 7 developmental delay, 3 epilepsy |
| Hematology/oncology | 5 malignancy, 2 solid tumors, 1 Idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura |
| Renal | 1 nephrotic syndrome, 1 renal failure |
| Cardiac | 1 patients |
| Endocrine | 2 diabetes, 1 thyroid disease |
| Chronic medications | Numbers of patients |
| Steroids | 6 |
| Chemotherapy | 3 |
| Proton pump inhibitors | 4 |
| Immunomodulators | 2 |