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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

From: Contribution of chronic diseases to the mild and severe disability burden in Belgium

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

  1. Arthritis: osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis; chronic respiratory diseases: asthma, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema; neurological diseases: epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease
  2. aOther diseases: kidney diseases, liver diseases, gall-stones, glaucoma, cataract, thyroid problems, skin diseases, and migraine