Table 5.
Rank of disease-specific disability rates (disabling impacts) according to disability severity in women. Health Interview Survey, Belgium, 1997, 2001, 2004, and 2008
| Rank | Mild disability | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15–54 years | 55–64 years | 65–79 years | ≥80 years | |||||||||
| Diseases | Rate | 95 % CI | Diseases | Rate | 95 % CI | Diseases | Rate | 95 % CI | Diseases | Rate | 95 % CI | |
| 1 | Stroke | 0.16 | 0.05;0.37 | Stroke | 0.28 | 0.09;0.59 | Stroke | 0.34 | 0.10;0.74 | Stroke | 0.50 | 0.14;1.02 |
| 2 | Arthritis | 0.08 | 0.05;0.11 | Arthritis | 0.13 | 0.09;0.18 | Arthritis | 0.16 | 0.12;0.22 | Arthritis | 0.24 | 0.14;0.31 |
| 3 | Heart attack | 0.07 | 0.02;0.12 | Bowel diseases | 0.12 | 0.04;0.21 | Bowel diseases | 0.15 | 0.06;0.29 | Bowel diseases | 0.22 | 0.07;0.39 |
| 4 | Bowel diseases | 0.07 | 0.03;0.13 | Heart attack | 0.11 | 0.04;0.20 | Heart attack | 0.14 | 0.05;0.24 | Heart attack | 0.20 | 0.06;0.35 |
| 5 | Low back pain | 0.06 | 0.04;0.08 | Low back pain | 0.10 | 0.06;0.15 | Low back pain | 0.12 | 0.08;0.18 | Low back pain | 0.18 | 0.09;0.26 |
| 6 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 0.05 | 0.03;0.07 | Diabetes | 0.09 | 0.03;0.16 | Diabetes | 0.11 | 0.03;0.20 | Diabetes | 0.16 | 0.04;0.29 |
| 7 | Diabetes | 0.05 | 0.01;0.10 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 0.08 | 0.04;0.13 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 0.10 | 0.05;0.17 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 0.15 | 0.07;0.24 |
| 8 | Cancer | 0.04 | 0.00;0.10 | Depression | 0.08 | 0.03;0.13 | Cancer | 0.09 | 0.01;0.20 | Depression | 0.14 | 0.05;0.23 |
| 9 | Depression | 0.04 | 0.02;0.07 | Cancer | 0.07 | 0.01;0.17 | Depression | 0.09 | 0.04;0.17 | Cancer | 0.13 | 0.01;0.28 |
| 10 | Other diseasesa | 0.01 | 0.00;0.02 | Other diseasesa | 0.01 | 0.00;0.03 | Other diseasesa | 0.02 | 0.00;0.04 | Other diseasesa | 0.02 | 0.00;0.05 |
| 11 | Neurological diseases | 0.04 | −0.01;0.13 | Neurological diseases | 0.07 | −0.02;0.23 | Neurological diseases | 0.08 | −0.02;0.29 | Neurological diseases | 0.12 | −0.03;0.38 |
| 12 | Osteoporosis | 0.01 | −0.01;0.03 | Osteoporosis | 0.02 | −0.02;0.05 | Osteoporosis | 0.02 | −0.02;0.07 | Osteoporosis | 0.03 | −0.03;0.10 |
| 13 | Stomach ulcer | 0.01 | −0.01;0.05 | Stomach ulcer | 0.02 | −0.02;0.08 | Stomach ulcer | 0.02 | −0.03;0.11 | Stomach ulcer | 0.03 | −0.04;0.14 |
| 14 | Chronic cystitis | −0.01 | −0.01;0.03 | Chronic cystitis | −0.02 | −0.02;0.05 | Chronic cystitis | −0.02 | −0.03;0.06 | Chronic cystitis | −0.03 | −0.04;0.08 |
| Rank | Severe Disability | |||||||||||
| 15–54 years | 55–64 years | 65–79 years | ≥80 years | |||||||||
| Diseases | Rate | 95 % CI | Diseases | Rate | 95 % CI | Diseases | Rate | 95 % CI | Diseases | Rate | 95 % CI | |
| 1 | Neurological diseases | 0.12 | 0.04;0.27 | Neurological diseases | 0.22 | 0.11;0.45 | Neurological diseases | 0.77 | 0.35;1.24 | Neurological diseases | 1.61 | 0.94;3.12 |
| 2 | Stroke | 0.09 | 0.03;0.19 | Stroke | 0.17 | 0.07;0.34 | Stroke | 0.59 | 0.25;0.89 | Stroke | 1.23 | 0.68;2.26 |
| 3 | Diabetes | 0.02 | 0.01;0.03 | Diabetes | 0.03 | 0.01;0.07 | Diabetes | 0.11 | 0.04;0.18 | Diabetes | 0.22 | 0.10;0.46 |
| 4 | Cancer | 0.02 | 0.00;0.05 | Cancer | 0.03 | 0.00;0.10 | Cancer | 0.10 | 0.00;0.26 | Cancer | 0.22 | 0.01;0.70 |
| 5 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 0.01 | 0.00;0.02 | Chronic cystitis | 0.03 | 0.00;0.08 | Chronic cystitis | 0.09 | 0.01;0.22 | Chronic cystitis | 0.19 | 0.03;0.57 |
| 6 | Depression | 0.01 | 0.00;0.02 | Bowel diseases | 0.03 | 0.00;0.07 | Bowel diseases | 0.09 | 0.00;0.20 | Bowel diseases | 0.19 | 0.01;0.50 |
| 7 | Chronic cystitis | 0.01 | 0.00;0.04 | Arthritis | 0.03 | 0.01;0.05 | Arthritis | 0.09 | 0.04;0.12 | Stomach ulcer | 0.18 | 0.00;0.50 |
| 8 | Heart attack | 0.01 | 0.00;0.03 | Depression | 0.02 | 0.00;0.05 | Depression | 0.08 | 0.01;0.16 | Arthritis | 0.18 | 0.10;0.35 |
| 9 | Low back pain | 0.01 | 0.00;0.02 | Heart attack | 0.02 | 0.00;0.05 | Stomach ulcer | 0.08 | 0.00;0.19 | Depression | 0.16 | 0.02;0.42 |
| 10 | Osteoporosis | 0.01 | 0.00;0.02 | Osteoporosis | 0.02 | 0.00;0.04 | Heart attack | 0.07 | 0.00;0.15 | Heart attack | 0.14 | 0.00;0.42 |
| 11 | Stomach ulcer | 0.01 | 0.00;0.03 | Stomach ulcer | 0.02 | 0.00;0.07 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 0.05 | 0.01;0.12 | Osteoporosis | 0.11 | 0.02;0.26 |
| 12 | Bowel diseases | 0.01 | 0.00;0.03 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 0.01 | 0.00;0.04 | Low back pain | 0.05 | 0.01;0.09 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 0.10 | 0.01;0.30 |
| 13 | Arthritis | 0.01 | 0.00;0.03 | Low back pain | 0.01 | 0.00;0.03 | Osteoporosis | 0.05 | 0.01;0.10 | Low back pain | 0.10 | 0.01;0.23 |
| 14 | Other diseasesa | 0.00 | 0.00;0.01 | Other diseasesa | 0.00 | 0.00;0.01 | Other diseasesa | 0.01 | −0.01;0.03 | Other diseasesa | 0.02 | −0.02;0.10 |
Arthritis: osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis; chronic respiratory diseases: asthma, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema; neurological diseases: epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease
aOther diseases: kidney diseases, liver diseases, gall-stones, glaucoma, cataract, thyroid problems, skin diseases, and migraine