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Table 2 Absolute contributions of diseases to educational disparity in disability prevalence in baseline situation and under counterfactual scenarios, the Disability Health Survey, France, 2008–2009. Results are % (95% CI)

From: Contribution of chronic diseases to educational disparity in disability in France: results from the cross-sectional “disability-health” survey

 

Contributions of Diseases to Total Prevalence of Disability

Among Groups with a Tertiary and Elementary Education, Percentage Points

Difference Between Elementary and Tertiary Education

Representing Contribution to Disability Disparity, Percentage Points

Primary (1)

Tertiary (2)

Primary, counterfactual with disease prevalence of tertiary (3)

Primary, counterfactual with disabling Impact of Tertiary (4)

Baseline Situation (No Counterfactual) (1–2)

Counterfactual With Disease Prevalence of primary Equal to Tertiary (3–2) a

Counterfactual with disabling Impact of primary equal to tertiary (4–2) b

Men

 Spine disorders

3.8 (3.6–4.0)

1.9 (1.8–2.1)

3.2

2.3

1.9

1.3

0.4

 Arthritis

5.7 (5.4–6.0)

3.3 (3.0–3.9)

3.4

5.3

2.4

0.1

2.0

 Dementia

0.6 (0.6–0.6)

1.2 (0.9–1.6)

0.5

1.2

−0.6

− 0.7

0.0

 Stroke

1.0 (0.9–1.0)

0.5 (0.5–0.6)

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.2

0.1

 Neurologic diseases

1.0 (0.9–1.0)

0.4 (0.4–0.4)

0.7

0.6

0.6

0.3

0.2

 Ischemic heart diseases/PAD

4.1 (3.9–4.3)

2.4 (2.2–3.0)

2.8

3.7

1.7

0.4

1.3

 Other heart diseases

1.8 (1.7–1.9)

1.3 (1.1–1.7)

2.0

1.2

0.5

0.7

−0.1

 COPD

2.4 (2.3–2.6)

0.6 (0.5–0.7)

1.5

1.0

1.8

0.9

0.4

 Psychiatric diseases

2.6 (2.5–2.8)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

1.6

1.8

1.4

0.4

0.6

 Sensorial diseases

0.3 (0.3–0.3)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.1

0.1

 Cancer

1.2 (1.1–1.2)

0.6 (0.6–0.8)

0.7

1.0

0.6

0.1

0.4

 Diabetes

1.4 (1.4–1.5)

0.7 (0.7–0.8)

0.9

1.2

0.7

0.2

0.5

 Accidents

2.4 (2.3–2.5)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

1.2

1.5

1.4

0.2

0.5

 Background

10.7 (10.2–11.3)

5.7 (5.3–6.4)

11.6

11.4

5.0

5.9

5.7

 Disability prevalence

38.9 (37.3–41.0)

20.9 (19.2–24.0)

30.8

32.8

18

9.9

11.9

Women

 Spine disorders

4.5 (4.3–4.7)

2.1 (1.9–2.3)

4.5

2.0

2.4

2.4

−0.1

 Arthritis

9.5 (9.1–9.9)

4.5 (4.1–5.2)

7.0

6.6

5.0

2.5

2.1

 Dementia

0.7 (0.7–0.8)

0.4 (0.3–0.5)

0.5

1.0

0.3

0.1

0.6

 Stroke

0.7 (0.6–0.7)

0.8 (0.7–1.1)

0.8

1.2

−0.1

0.0

0.4

 Neurologic diseases

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

0.7 (0.7–0.8)

0.8

0.9

0.4

0.1

0.2

 Ischemic heart diseases/PAD

1.5 (1.4–1.6)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

1.5

0.7

0.8

0.8

0.0

 Other heart diseases

2.2 (2.1–2.3)

1.8 (1.6–2.3)

2.9

1.7

0.4

1.1

−0.1

 COPD

1.1 (1.0–1.1)

1.8 (1.6–2.1)

1.0

1.8

−0.7

−0.8

0.0

 Psychiatric diseases

3.1 (3.0–3.3)

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

1.9

1.9

2.0

0.8

0.8

 Sensorial diseases

0.3 (0.3–0.3)

0.2 (0.2–0.2)

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.0

 Cancer

1.4 (1.3–1.5)

2.2 (2.0–2.6)

1.5

1.9

−0.8

−0.7

−0.3

 Diabetes

1.8 (1.8–1.9)

0.6 (0.5–0.7)

0.4

2.2

1.2

−0.2

1.6

 Accidents

0.5 (0.5–0.6)

1.7 (1.5–1.9)

0.8

1.5

−1.2

−0.9

− 0.2

 Background

14.0 (13.5–14.6)

11.1 (9.7–13.9)

14.3

14.7

2.9

3.2

3.6

 Disability prevalence

42.3 (40.9–44.1)

29.7 (26.7–35.2)

38.0

37.8

12.6

8.3

8.1

  1. aThis represents the part of educational disparity explained by the difference of disabling impact of diseases between the primary and the tertiary educational level group
  2. bThis represents the part of educational disparity explained by the difference of diseases prevalence between the primary and the tertiary educational level group
  3. PAD Peripheral Artery Diseases, COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
  4. Contributions were age-standardized to the French population of men and women estimated by the 2009 census (French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies). There were 23,348 respondents 25 years and older