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 4 Background cumulative hazard and rank of the disabling impact by age group for women. 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	0.27	0.00; 0.61	Depression	0.14	−0.05; 0.37	Cancer	0.09	0.03; 0.15	Depression	0.73	0.42; 1.12
2	Heart diseases	0.26	−0.01; 0.75	Musculoskeletal	0.10	0.02; 0.17	Depression	0.08	0.05; 0.11	Diabetes	0.28	0.06; 0.49
3	Musculoskeletal	0.05	0.02; 0.09	Diabetes	0.08	−0.04; 0.19	Diabetes	0.03	0.02; 0.05	Heart diseases	0.18	−0.08; 0.51
4	Cancer	0.02	−0.05; 0.11	Heart diseases	0.08	−0.09; 0.30	Heart diseases	0.03	0.02; 0.05	Musculoskeletal	0.14	0.08; 0.28
5	Respiratory	0.01	−0.04; 0.09	Respiratory	0.00	−0.13; 0.10	Respiratory	0.01	−0.01; 0.03	Cancer	0.06	−0.28; 0.53
6	Diabetes	0.00	−0.05; 0.06	Cancer	0.00	−0.13; 0.20	Musculoskeletal	0.01	0.00; 0.02	Respiratory	0.00	−0.18; 0.18
–	Background	0.04	0.02; 0.06	Background	0.11	0.08; 0.16	Background	0.03	0.02; 0.03	Background	0.26	0.18; 0.30
	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	Cancer	0.06	0.00; 0.12	Heart diseases	0.07	0.03; 0.10	Cancer	0.09	0.03; 0.15	Depression	0.15	0.10; 0.21
2	Heart diseases	0.05	0.03; 0.08	Diabetes	0.06	0.01; 0.09	Depression	0.08	0.05; 0.11	Cancer	0.15	0.05; 0.27
3	Depression	0.05	0.03; 0.08	Musculoskeletal	0.05	0.03; 0.08	Diabetes	0.03	0.02; 0.05	Heart diseases	0.12	0.09; 0.16
4	Diabetes	0.03	0.01; 0.05	Depression	0.05	−0.01; 0.09	Heart diseases	0.03	0.02; 0.05	Diabetes	0.06	0.02; 0.10
5	Respiratory	0.03	0.00; 0.06	Respiratory	0.00	−0.05; 0.05	Respiratory	0.01	−0.01; 0.03	Respiratory	0.06	0.00; 0.12
6	Musculoskeletal	0.03	0.01; 0.04	Cancer	0.00	−0.07; 0.08	Musculoskeletal	0.01	0.00; 0.02	Musculoskeletal	0.02	0.00; 0.05
–	Background	0.05	0.05; 0.06	Background	0.13	0.11; 0.14	Background	0.03	0.02; 0.03	Background	0.12	0.11; 0.14

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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