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Table 2 Prevalence of index and comorbid conditions, proportion with activity limitation, and population-associated fractions† (%) for activity limitation for index-comorbid condition pairs.

From: Musculoskeletal comorbidities in cardiovascular disease, diabetes and respiratory disease: the impact on activity limitations; a representative population-based study

  

Chronic conditions

 

Index condition

CVD

Diabetes

Respiratory disease

Arthritis/rheumatism

Back problems

Other chronic conditions

Prevalence of condition (%)

 

20.1

5.5

12.2

18.5

20.5

15.7

Proportion with activity limitation (%)

 

51.4

53.3

49.8

63.8

57.3

22.0

  

Comorbid chronic conditions

Proportion who have comorbid condition (%)

CVD

-

16.5

14.3

38.3

26.9

19.4

 

Diabetes

60.2

-

15.3

39

25.6

8.1

 

Respiratory disease

27.4

8.1

-

29.9

32.4

32.4

Proportion with index and comorbid condition with activity limitation (%)

CVD

-

60.7

68.9

71.3

70.4

39.3

 

Diabetes

60.7

-

69.5

72.7

73.6

36.5

 

Respiratory disease

68.9

69.5

-

75.3

68

30.9

Population Associated Fraction† (%)

CVD

-

2.6

3.8

19.8

11.6

2.5

 

Diabetes

13.4

-

2.9

17.8

9.4

0.8

 

Respiratory disease

3.1

0

-

12.5

13.4

0

  1. † adjusted for other comorbidities, age, gender, race, education, income and BMI