Table 7.
Rank of absolute contribution of diseases and background to the prevalence of disability, 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 | % | 95 % CI | Diseases | % | 95 % CI | Diseases | % | 95 % CI | Diseases | % | 95 % CI | |
| 1 | Background | 1.08 | 1.08;1.08 | Arthritis | 3.67 | 2.59;4.88 | Background | 10.55 | 10.23;10.85 | Background | 24.72 | 23.86;25.65 |
| 2 | Arthritis | 0.63 | 0.42;0.91 | Background | 2.83 | 2.79;2.86 | Arthritis | 6.44 | 4.69;8.36 | Arthritis | 7.68 | 4.82;10.54 |
| 3 | Low back pain | 0.59 | 0.40;0.81 | Low back pain | 1.73 | 1.01;2.63 | Low back pain | 2.38 | 1.47;3.35 | Low back pain | 2.37 | 1.26;3.64 |
| 4 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 0.30 | 0.16;0.45 | Depression | 0.61 | 0.25;1.05 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 0.94 | 0.45;1.51 | Heart attack | 1.26 | 0.40;2.39 |
| 5 | Depression | 0.27 | 0.12;0.43 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 0.57 | 0.29;0.89 | Heart attack | 0.94 | 0.36;1.56 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 0.89 | 0.43;1.57 |
| 6 | Bowel diseases | 0.19 | 0.07;0.34 | Bowel diseases | 0.45 | 0.17;0.77 | Diabetes | 0.80 | 0.24;1.40 | Diabetes | 0.74 | 0.21;1.47 |
| 7 | Diabetes | 0.07 | 0.02;0.13 | Diabetes | 0.44 | 0.13;0.82 | Bowel diseases | 0.73 | 0.24;1.43 | Stroke | 0.68 | 0.20;1.32 |
| 8 | Heart attack | 0.05 | 0.02;0.09 | Heart attack | 0.32 | 0.11;0.57 | Depression | 0.66 | 0.26;1.21 | Bowel diseases | 0.56 | 0.19;1.05 |
| 9 | Cancer | 0.03 | 0.00;0.07 | Stroke | 0.24 | 0.07;0.49 | Stroke | 0.43 | 0.12;0.92 | Depression | 0.47 | 0.17;0.90 |
| 10 | Stroke | 0.03 | 0.01;0.08 | Cancer | 0.17 | 0.02;0.40 | Cancer | 0.30 | 0.04;0.64 | Cancer | 0.20 | 0.02;0.49 |
| 11 | Other diseasesa | 0.18 | −0.01;0.40 | Other diseasesa | 0.33 | −0.03;0.78 | Osteoporosis | 0.33 | −0.32;1.11 | Osteoporosis | 0.38 | −0.34;1.35 |
| 12 | Stomach ulcer | 0.02 | −0.03;0.11 | Osteoporosis | 0.16 | −0.15;0.51 | Other diseasesa | 0.47 | −0.05;1.09 | Other diseasesa | 0.56 | −0.04;1.35 |
| 13 | Neurological diseases | 0.02 | −0.01;0.07 | Neurological diseases | 0.08 | −0.03;0.27 | Stomach ulcer | 0.09 | −0.12;0.46 | Neurological diseases | 0.13 | −0.04;0.41 |
| 14 | Osteoporosis | 0.01 | −0.01;0.05 | Stomach ulcer | 0.07 | −0.09;0.35 | Neurological diseases | 0.07 | −0.02;0.22 | Stomach ulcer | 0.08 | −0.12;0.43 |
| 15 | Chronic cystitis | −0.01 | −0.03;0.05 | Chronic cystitis | −0.01 | −0.06;0.10 | Chronic cystitis | −0.02 | −0.09;0.18 | Chronic cystitis | −0.02 | −0.14;0.26 |
| - | Total disability prevalence | 3.47 | 3.04;3.90 | Total disability prevalence | 11.66 | 9.68;13.72 | Total disability prevalence | 25.10 | 22.32;27.93 | Total disability prevalence | 40.71 | 36.32;44.77 |
| Rank | Severe Disability | |||||||||||
| 15–54 years | 55–64 years | 65–79 years | ≥80 years | |||||||||
| Diseases | Diseases | % | 95 % CI | Diseases | % | 95 % CI | Diseases | % | 95 % CI | |||
| 1 | Background | 0.72 | 0.72;0.72 | Background | 1.13 | 1.08;1.18 | Arthritis | 3.25 | 1.84;4.68 | Background | 26.38 | 24.43;28.38 |
| 2 | Arthritis | 0.10 | 0.04;0.19 | Arthritis | 0.76 | 0.35;1.28 | Background | 2.74 | 2.60;2.89 | Arthritis | 7.08 | 3.54;11.35 |
| 3 | Neurological diseases | 0.08 | 0.02;0.21 | Low back pain | 0.25 | 0.03;0.55 | Low back pain | 0.87 | 0.11;1.73 | Stroke | 3.04 | 1.64;5.04 |
| 4 | Depression | 0.07 | 0.01;0.13 | Neurological diseases | 0.25 | 0.09;0.47 | Diabetes | 0.84 | 0.36;1.40 | Neurological diseases | 2.54 | 1.34;4.18 |
| 5 | Low back pain | 0.07 | 0.01;0.15 | Depression | 0.19 | 0.02;0.40 | Osteoporosis | 0.80 | 0.12;1.56 | Osteoporosis | 1.61 | 0.24;3.29 |
| 6 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 0.05 | 0.01;0.11 | Diabetes | 0.18 | 0.07;0.33 | Neurological diseases | 0.71 | 0.35;1.14 | Heart attack | 1.45 | 0.00;3.38 |
| 7 | Chronic cystitis | 0.03 | 0.00;0.07 | Osteoporosis | 0.17 | 0.02;0.39 | Stroke | 0.66 | 0.32;1.05 | Low back pain | 1.41 | 0.18;2.80 |
| 8 | Stomach ulcer | 0.03 | 0.00;0.06 | Stroke | 0.15 | 0.05;0.31 | Depression | 0.54 | 0.05;1.06 | Diabetes | 1.37 | 0.50;2.39 |
| 9 | Bowel diseases | 0.03 | 0.00;0.08 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 0.13 | 0.01;0.29 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 0.48 | 0.05;1.03 | Depression | 0.93 | 0.08;2.00 |
| 10 | Diabetes | 0.02 | 0.01;0.04 | Stomach ulcer | 0.13 | 0.00;0.29 | Heart attack | 0.48 | 0.00;1.01 | Stomach ulcer | 0.92 | 0.00;2.37 |
| 11 | Cancer | 0.01 | 0.00;0.03 | Bowel diseases | 0.13 | 0.00;0.30 | Bowel diseases | 0.46 | 0.02;1.07 | Chronic respiratory diseases | 0.89 | 0.11;1.90 |
| 12 | Heart attack | 0.01 | 0.00;0.02 | Chronic cystitis | 0.09 | 0.01;0.20 | Cancer | 0.44 | 0.02;1.00 | Chronic cystitis | 0.77 | 0.08;1.64 |
| 13 | Stroke | 0.01 | 0.00;0.03 | Cancer | 0.08 | 0.00;0.21 | Stomach ulcer | 0.35 | 0.00;0.76 | Cancer | 0.72 | 0.02;2.16 |
| 14 | Osteoporosis | 0.01 | 0.00;0.03 | Heart attack | 0.07 | 0.00;0.17 | Chronic cystitis | 0.26 | 0.03;0.57 | Bowel diseases | 0.61 | 0.03;1.37 |
| 15 | Other diseasesa | 0.04 | −0.03;0.13 | Other diseasesa | 0.11 | −0.06;0.32 | Other diseasesa | 0.36 | −0.26;1.00 | Other diseasesa | 0.81 | −0.54;2.34 |
| - | Total disability prevalence | 1.29 | 1.03;1.60 | Total disability prevalence | 3.80 | 2.67;5.03 | Total disability prevalence | 13.26 | 11.29;15.41 | Total disability prevalence | 50.51 | 45.45;56.07 |
The disease contribution do not sum to the total disability prevalence due to rounding
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