Table 3 Absolute contribution of diseases to the prevalence of disability (per 100), Belgium, 1997, 2001, 2004, and 2008

Men

Background

1.55

1.55; 1.56

2.60

2.55; 2.66

9.67

9.37; 9.98

25.74

24.02; 27.59

Chronic respiratory diseases

0.28

0.16; 0.40

1.03

0.54; 1.59

1.92

1.02; 2.86

2.96

1.26; 5.02

Diabetes

0.03

0.01; 0.06

0.37

0.10; 0.70

0.64

0.16; 1.21

0.74

0.19; 1.57

Cancer

0.02

0.00; 0.05

0.25

0.06; 0.49

0.66

0.18; 1.21

0.79

0.21; 1.61

Depression

0.27

0.13; 0.42

0.58

0.27; 0.93

0.67

0.32; 1.16

0.67

0.27; 1.22

Neurological diseases

0.18

0.10; 0.29

0.30

0.13; 0.52

0.97

0.44; 1.73

1.80

0.72; 3.22

Cardiovascular diseases

Heart attack

0.09

0.05; 0.15

1.32

0.76; 2.00

2.51

1.58; 3.53

4.37

2.26; 6.82

Stroke

0.03

0.01; 0.05

0.25

0.08; 0.50

0.54

0.25; 0.84

1.82

0.67; 3.44

Musculoskeletal diseases

Back pain

0.63

0.44; 0.83

1.91

1.17; 2.72

2.18

1.51; 2.91

1.89

0.95; 2.98

Osteoporosis

0.07

0.03; 0.12

0.47

0.26; 0.71

1.09

0.54; 1.74

1.93

0.95; 3.22

Arthritis

0.26

0.15; 0.38

1.73

1.11; 2.48

2.42

1.39; 3.51

3.50

1.58; 5.86

“Other” diseases

0.24

0.08; 0.42

0.65

0.23; 1.17

0.95

0.30; 1.71

1.50

0.44; 3.02

Total disability prevalence

3.65

3.26; 4.02

11.45

9.51; 13.43

24.21

21.59; 26.71

47.71

40.23; 54.38

Women

Background

1.81

1.81; 1.82

3.80

3.74; 3.85

12.02

11.64; 12.38

36.80

34.75; 39.01

Chronic respiratory diseases

0.34

0.21; 0.50

0.66

0.37; 1.01

1.26

0.71; 1.96

1.43

0.78; 2.29

Diabetes

0.09

0.04; 0.16

0.59

0.29; 0.98

1.23

0.62; 1.98

1.40

0.66; 2.25

Cancer

0.06

0.02; 0.11

0.30

0.08; 0.58

0.63

0.21; 1.11

0.68

0.16; 1.56

Depression

0.35

0.19; 0.54

0.78

0.37; 1.29

0.97

0.48; 1.56

0.99

0.45; 1.69

Neurological diseases

0.15

0.06; 0.27

0.39

0.19; 0.66

0.55

0.27; 0.88

1.32

0.65; 2.17

Cardiovascular diseases

Heart attack

0.06

0.03; 0.10

0.38

0.17; 0.64

1.27

0.68; 2.05

2.33

1.07; 3.75

Stroke

0.06

0.02; 0.13

0.40

0.20; 0.66

0.89

0.48; 1.44

2.29

1.27; 3.54

Musculoskeletal diseases

Back pain

0.70

0.48; 0.93

2.00

1.26; 2.93

3.13

2.07; 4.27

3.49

2.22; 4.83

Osteoporosis

0.05

0.01; 0.09

0.50

0.13; 0.92

1.15

0.30; 2.13

1.61

0.41; 2.99

Arthritis

0.72

0.50; 0.99

4.20

3.15; 5.52

8.29

6.41; 10.26

12.02

8.63; 15.46

“Other” diseases

0.30

0.07; 0.53

0.58

0.13; 1.07

0.91

0.20; 1.71

1.32

0.28; 2.53

Total disability prevalence

4.68

4.18; 5.22

14.58

12.76; 16.79

32.30

29.57; 34.88

65.68

61.47; 69.41