Summary of patterns of sex-by-age differences in each morbidity measure
| General health | Conditions and symptoms | Infections | |
| ‘Type 1’ | |||
| 1a: Emerging female excess | General health – Past year General health – Past month | High temperature Rash | Eye infection Ear infection |
| 1b: Increasing female excess | Earache Stomach-ache Headache Lice/scabies | Cold sores Urinary infection | |
| 1c: Disappearing male excess | Breathlessness | ||
| ‘Type 2’ | |||
| 2a: Consistent female excess | Health-related days off school | Constipation Eczema | Tonsillitis/laryngitis Cold Worm infections |
| 2b: Consistent no sex difference | Vomiting Cough Ear discharge Food/drink allergies Non-food/drink allergies | Chicken pox Influenza | |
| 2c: Consistent male excess | Wheezing Asthma Hay fever | Chest infection | |
| ‘Type 3’ | |||
| 3a: Emerging male excess | Pain in arms/legs | ||
| 3b: Increasing male excess | Diarrhoea | ||