Contribution of chronic conditions to functional limitations using a multinomial outcome: results for the older population in Belgium and Brazil

Yokota, Renata T.C.; Nusselder, Wilma J.; Robine, Jean-Marie; Tafforeau, Jean; Deboosere, Patrick; Moura, Lenildo; Andrade, Silvânia S. C. A.; Castro, Shamyr S.; Van Oyen, Herman

doi:10.1186/s13690-017-0235-3

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Table 3 Background cumulative hazard and rank of the disabling impact by age group for men. Health Interview Surveys, Belgium, 2008 and 2013 and National Household Sample Survey, Brazil, 2008

From: Contribution of chronic conditions to functional limitations using a multinomial outcome: results for the older population in Belgium and Brazil

	Belgium
Rank	Moderate						Severe
	65–74 years			≥75 years			65–74 years			≥75 years
	Condition	DI	CI	Condition	DI	CI	Condition	DI	CI	Condition	DI	CI
1	Depression	0.19	−0.01; 0.65	Cancer	0.15	−0.04; 0.45	Respiratory	0.12	0.02; 2.82	Respiratory	0.17	0.02; 0.36
2	Respiratory	0.08	0.00; 0.20	Depression	0.07	−0.07; 0.43	Depression	0.12	−0.18; 4.42	Musculoskeletal	0.14	0.06; 0.23
3	Diabetes	0.04	−0.01; 0.10	Musculoskeletal	0.06	0.00; 0.12	Cancer	0.03	−0.33; 0.60	Diabetes	0.10	−0.01; 0.26
4	Musculoskeletal	0.01	−0.01; 0.03	Diabetes	0.05	−0.05; 0.18	Heart diseases	0.02	−0.48; 1.24	Depression	0.10	−0.07; 0.51
5	Cancer	0.01	−0.01; 0.12	Heart diseases	0.04	−0.04; 0.15	Musculoskeletal	0.00	−0.03; 0.04	Heart diseases	0.09	−0.05; 0.25
6	Heart diseases	0.00	−0.02; 0.11	Respiratory	0.04	−0.05; 0.16	Diabetes	0.00	−3.46; 0.07	Cancer	0.00	−0.12; 0.18
–	Background	0.01	0.00; 0.02	Background	0.06	0.04; 0.10	Background	0.02	0.00; 0.05	Background	0.08	0.05; 0.12
	Brazil
Rank	Moderate						Severe
	65–74 years			≥75 years			65–74 years			≥75 years
	Condition	DI	CI	Condition	DI	CI	Condition	DI	CI	Condition	DI	CI
1	Depression	0.10	0.06; 0.15	Background	0.09	0.08; 0.11	Depression	0.10	0.06; 0.15	Depression	0.33	0.22; 0.46
2	Cancer	0.07	0.02; 0.11	Depression	0.07	0.00; 0.14	Cancer	0.07	0.02; 0.12	Cancer	0.17	0.08; 0.27
3	Musculoskeletal	0.04	0.03; 0.05	Musculoskeletal	0.06	0.03; 0.09	Diabetes	0.03	0.01; 0.05	Diabetes	0.09	0.05; 0.14
4	Heart diseases	0.03	0.01; 0.05	Heart diseases	0.05	0.02; 0.08	Heart diseases	0.03	0.02; 0.05	Respiratory	0.09	0.03; 0.17
5	Respiratory	0.03	0.00; 0.07	Respiratory	0.04	−0.02; 0.10	Respiratory	0.02	−0.01; 0.05	Heart diseases	0.06	0.03; 0.10
6	Diabetes	0.01	0.00; 0.03	Diabetes	0.02	−0.02; 0.06	Musculoskeletal	0.01	0.00; 0.02	Musculoskeletal	0.03	0.00; 0.05
–	Background	0.03	0.03; 0.04	Background	0.09	0.08; 0.11	Background	0.03	0.02; 0.04	Background	0.08	0.07; 0.10

Heart diseases: myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease
Musculoskeletal: arthritis and back pain
Respiratory: asthma and chronic bronchitis (Brazil); and asthma, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary emphysema, and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Belgium)

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