Table 2.
Prevalence of chronic diseases in men according to disability severity. Health Interview Survey, Belgium, 1997, 2001, 2004, and 2008
| Diseases | 15–54 years | 55–64 years | 65–79 years | ≥80 years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disabled | Mild | Severe | Not disabled | Mild | Severe | Not disabled | Mild | Severe | Not disabled | Mild | Severe | |
| n | 10806 | 284 | 131 | 1966 | 177 | 72 | 1905 | 440 | 188 | 524 | 276 | 250 |
| Chronic respiratory diseases | 4.9 | 13.4 | 10.2 | 7.9 | 22.0 | 30.3 | 12.3 | 30.1 | 28.6 | 11.8 | 25.3 | 36.3 |
| Diabetes | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 10.3 | 27.7 | 10.1 | 14.6 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 11.6 | 14.7 |
| Cancer | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 8.9 | 4.0 |
| Depression | 3.8 | 22.1 | 9.5 | 4.1 | 8.5 | 11.4 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 18.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 8.7 |
| Neurological diseases | 0.5 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 6.4 |
| Stomach ulcer | 2.2 | 10.0 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 16.1 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 9.1 | 4.6 |
| Bowel diseases | 1.7 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 9.7 |
| Chronic kidney diseases | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 1.9 |
| Liver diseases | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Gall-stones | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Glaucoma | 0.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 8.5 |
| Cataract | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 11.7 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 13.1 | 9.1 | 17.0 | 14.0 |
| Migraine | 5.7 | 19.7 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 12.6 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Thyroid problems | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Chronic skin diseases | 2.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 9.0 |
| Chronic cystitis | 0.3 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 10.0 |
| Cardiovascular diseases | ||||||||||||
| Heart attack | 0.9 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 24.7 | 18.4 | 12.1 | 22.7 | 25.9 | 16.4 | 31.0 | 21.9 |
| Stroke | 0.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 9.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 8.4 | 3.0 | 7.1 | 9.9 |
| Musculoskeletal diseases | ||||||||||||
| Low back pain | 10.2 | 39.6 | 26.2 | 13.6 | 46.1 | 34.1 | 16.2 | 26.4 | 16.5 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 17.0 |
| Osteoporosis | 0.2 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 12.7 |
| Arthritis | 6.4 | 23.0 | 14.0 | 20.4 | 42.1 | 38.9 | 24.8 | 41.2 | 45.8 | 22.2 | 45.2 | 48.9 |
n: number of individuals
Arthritis: osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis; chronic respiratory diseases: asthma, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema; neurological diseases: epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease