(A) States of being perceived as a disease by at least 80% of respondents of all groups, (B) states of being not perceived as a disease by at least 80% of respondents of all groups and (C) states of being perceived as a disease by at least 20% and not as a disease by at least another 20% of respondents of all groups (laypeople, doctors, nurses and parliament members)
| (A) Perceived as disease by more than 80% (response options ‘4’ and ‘5’) | |
| Breast cancer | Schizophrenia |
| Prostate cancer | HIV/AIDS |
| Pneumonia | Malaria |
| Lung cancer | Adult-onset diabetes |
| Juvenile diabetes | Osteoporosis |
| Myocardial infarction | Autism |
| (B) Not perceived as disease by more than 80% (response options ‘1’ and ‘2’) | |
| Wrinkles | Grief |
| Smoking | Homosexuality |
| Ageing | |
| (C) At least 20% perceived as disease (response options ‘4’ and ‘5’) and at least another 20% did not perceive as disease (response options ‘1’ and ‘2’) | |
| Premenstrual syndrome, PMS | Age-related muscle loss, sarcopenia |
| Erectile dysfunction | Female menopause |
| Gambling addiction | Malnutrition |
| Infertility | Eye refractive error, need for eyeglasses |
| Drug addiction | Lactose intolerance |