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Table 3 Prevalence of disability per disease and age group

From: Distribution and determinants of functioning and disability in aged adults - results from the German KORA-Age study

 

Total (n = 4077)

65-69 (n = 1333)

70-79 (n = 1987)

> = 80 (n = 757)

 

n (% disabled)

n (% disabled)

n (% disabled)

n (% disabled)

No disease

988 (24.5%)

479 (15.9%)

425 (28.7%)

84 (52.4%)

Pulmonal disease

425 (62.8%)

117 (43.6%)

217 (64.5%)

91 (83.5%)

Joint disease

667 (64.5%)

187 (55.1%)

338 (62.7%)

142 (81.0%)

Gastrointestinal disease

357 (57.1%)

107 (34.6%)

183 (60.7%)

67 (83.6%)

Heart disease

1072 (56.6%)

234 (40.6%)

553 (52.6%)

285 (77.5%)

Stroke

278 (69.8%)

54 (50.0%)

141 (70.9%)

83 (80.7%)

Kidney disease

166 (60.8%)

39 (28.2%)

90 (64.4%)

37 (86.5%)

Liver disease

95 (54.7%)

33 (45.5%)

46 (52.2%)

16 (81.2%)

Cancer

178 (50.0%)

58 (32.8%)

83 (48.2%)

37 (81.1%)

Diabetes

702 (57.1%)

178 (35.4%)

363 (59.0%)

161 (77.0%)

Fracture in last 5 years

419 (61.1%)

112 (37.5%)

212 (61.8%)

95 (87.4%)

Neurologic Disease

136 (72.1%)

33 (54.5%)

70 (72.9%)

33 (87.9%)

Eye Disease

1568 (55.4%)

314 (36.6%)

773 (49.8%)

481 (76.5%)