Table 3.

Number of People Ages 40-64 and 65+ per 10,000 Reporting that a Condition Caused Them Difficulty with Physical Functions for the Top Conditions, NHIS Sample Adults, 1997-2003 and 2004-2010

40-64	1997-2003 average number per 10,000 [rank]	2004-2010 average number per 10,000 [rank]	65+	1997-2003 average number per 10,000 [rank]	2004-2010 average number per 10,000 [rank]
Arthritis/rheumatism	1066 [1]	1223 [1]***	Arthritis/rheumatism	2825 [1]	2942 [1]
Back/neck problem	1052 [2]	1098 [2]	Back/neck problem	1081 [2]	1240 [2]***
Fracture/bone/joint injury	462 [3]	416 [4]***	Heart problem	763 [3]	602 [4]***
Other musculo-skeletal condition	359 [4]	659 [3]***	Fracture/bone/joint injury	653 [4]	514 [5]***
Lung/breathing problem	228 [5]	229 [7]	Lung/breathing problem	506 [5]	480 [6]
Weight problem	227 [6]	246 [6]	Other musculo-skeletal condition	487 [6]	890 [3]***
Depression/anxiety/emotional problem	214 [7]	276 [5]***	Vision problem	392 [7]	292 [9]***
Heart problem	192 [8]	173 [9]***	Hypertension	388 [8]	336 [7]**
Nervous system condition	162 [9]	228 [8]***	Diabetes	325 [9]	318 [8]
Hypertension	155 [10]	164 [11]	Old age	280 [10]	259 [10]**
Diabetes	145 [11]	165 [10]†

^†p < .10;

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p <.001: p values indicate the significance of trends in reports of a condition causing difficulty, using data for 1997-2010 for each broad age group in a logistic model for each outcome and controlling for sex and five-year age group (n=168,890 for 40-64; n= 77,771 for 65+).