TABLE 3—
Trends in Prevalences of Chronic Diseases and Activity Limitations Among Persons Aged 55–84 Years: The Netherlands, 1990–2008
| Trends | AVO, OR (95% CI) | POLS, OR (95% CI) | LASA, OR (95% CI) | MAAS, OR (95% CI) | DCS, OR (95% CI) | Overall, OR (95% CI) |
| Disease specific | ||||||
| Diabetes | 1.07* (1.04, 1.09) | 1.05* (1.04, 1.05) | 1.07* (1.05, 1.09) | 1.01 (0.97, 1.04) | 1.06* (1.01, 1.10) | 1.05* (1.04, 1.07) |
| Heart disease | 1.04* (1.02, 1.06) | 1.03* (1.03, 1.04) | 1.02* (1.01, 1.04) | 0.99 (0.96, 1.01) | 0.96 (0.91, 1.01) | 1.02 (1.00, 1.04) |
| Peripheral arterial disease | 0.94* (0.90, 0.99) | 1.01 (0.98, 1.04) | 0.99 (0.97, 1.01) | 1.00 (0.97, 1.04) | 0.95* (0.93, 0.97) | 0.98 (0.95, 1.00) |
| Stroke | 1.05* (1.02, 1.08) | 1.08* (1.07, 1.09) | 1.03* (1.01, 1.06) | NA | 1.00 (0.93, 1.07) | 1.05* (1.01, 1.08) |
| Lung disease | 1.06* (1.04, 1.08) | 1.01* (1.00, 1.01) | 1.02* (1.00, 1.04) | 0.99 (0.96, 1.01) | 0.99 (0.94, 1.04) | 1.01 (0.99, 1.04) |
| Joint disease | 0.95* (0.94, 0.97) | 1.01* (1.01, 1.02) | 1.03* (1.01, 1.04) | 1.05* (1.03, 1.08) | NA | 1.01 (0.98, 1.04) |
| Back problems | 1.01 (1.00, 1.03) | 1.01* (1.00, 1.02) | NA | NA | 1.09* (1.07, 1.11) | 1.04 (1.00, 1.08) |
| Cancer | 1.07* (1.03, 1.10) | 1.14* (1.12, 1.15) | 1.04* (1.02, 1.06) | 1.02 (0.99, 1.05) | 1.05* (1.01, 1.09) | 1.06* (1.01, 1.12) |
| Morbidity summary 1: ≥ 1 disease | 0.98* (0.97, 1.00) | 1.03* (1.02, 1.03) | 1.04* (1.02, 1.05) | 1.00 (0.98, 1.02) | 1.09* (1.07, 1.11) | 1.03* (1.00, 1.05) |
| Morbidity summary 2 | ||||||
| Exactly 1 disease | 0.96* (0.94, 0.97) | 1.00 (0.99, 1.02) | 1.00 (0.98, 1.01) | 0.98 (0.96, 1.03) | 1.08* (1.06, 1.11) | 1.00 (0.97, 1.03) |
| Multimorbidity (≥ 2 diseases) | 1.02* (1.00, 1.04) | 1.04* (1.04, 1.05) | 1.04* (1.03, 1.06) | 1.03* (1.00, 1.05) | 0.99 (0.97, 1.01) | 1.03* (1.01, 1.04) |
| Activity limitations | ||||||
| ≥ moderate OECD | 1.02* (1.01, 1.03) | 0.99* (0.99, 1.00) | 1.05* (1.04, 1.06) | NA | NA | 1.02 (0.99, 1.05) |
| Severe OECD | 1.03* (1.01, 1.05) | 0.99* (0.98, 0.99) | 1.02 (1.00, 1.04) | NA | NA | 1.01 (0.98, 1.04) |
| ≥ moderate SF-36 | NA | NA | NA | 0.97 (0.95, 1.00) | 0.95* (0.94, 0.97) | 0.96* (0.94, 0.98) |
| Severe SF-36 | NA | NA | NA | 0.98* (0.95, 0.99) | 0.97* (0.94, 0.99) | 0.97* (0.95, 0.99) |
Note. AVO = Amenities and Services Utilization Survey; CI = confidence interval; DCS = Doetinchem Cohort Study; LASA = Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam; MAAS = Maastricht Aging Study; NA = not available; OECD = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development long-term disability questionnaire; OR = odds ratio; POLS = Permanent Life Situation Survey; SF-36 = 36-item Short Form Health Survey.
*
P ≤ .05.