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Table 2 Estimated prevalence (%) of motor impairments by age and sex

From: Prevalence of motor impairment in residents of New South Wales, Australia aged 55 years and over: cross-sectional survey of the 45 and Up cohort

Age

Men

Women

All

Weakness

 55–64

7.1 (6 to 8.3)

11.4 (10.4 to 12.6)

9.3 (8.6 to 10.1)

 65–74

8.8 (7.8 to 9.9)

12.3 (11.3 to 13.4)

10.6 (9.9 to 11.3)

 75–84

11.7 (9.9 to 13.8)

16.1 (14.3 to 18.1)

14.1 (12.8 to 15.5)

 85+

21.2 (17.7 to 25.1)

22.5 (19 to 26.4)

22 (19.4 to 24.8)

Total (55+)

9.3 (8.6 to 10.1)

13.6 (12.9 to 14.4)

11.6 (11 to 12.1)

Fatigue

 55–64

5.5 (4.5 to 6.6)

6.2 (5.4 to 7)

5.8 (5.2 to 6.5)

 65–74

6.5 (5.7 to 7.5)

8.3 (7.5 to 9.2)

7.4 (6.9 to 8.1)

 75–84

10.8 (9.1 to 12.7)

11.6 (10.1 to 13.3)

11.2 (10.1 to 12.4)

 85+

18.9 (15.6 to 22.8)

21.6 (18.1 to 25.5)

20.6 (18 to 23.4)

Total (55+)

7.5 (6.9 to 8.2)

9.3 (8.7 to 9.9)

8.5 (8 to 8.9)

Contracture

 55–64

7.1 (6.1 to 8.3)

6.3 (5.5 to 7.3)

6.7 (6 to 7.4)

 65–74

8 (7 to 9.1)

7.9 (7.1 to 8.8)

8 (7.3 to 8.6)

 75–84

9.8 (8.2 to 11.7)

10.2 (8.7 to 11.8)

10 (8.9 to 11.3)

 85+

15.2 (12.1 to 18.9)

12.3 (9.7 to 15.4)

13.4 (11.3 to 15.7)

Total (55+)

8.4 (7.7 to 9.1)

8.1 (7.5 to 8.7)

8.2 (7.8 to 8.7)

Impaired balance

 55–64

1.7 (1.2 to 2.4)

2.4 (1.9 to 2.9)

2.1 (1.7 to 2.5)

 65–74

2.3 (1.8 to 2.8)

3.8 (3.2 to 4.5)

3 (2.7 to 3.5)

 75–84

5.4 (4.3 to 6.8)

7.5 (6.3 to 8.9)

6.5 (5.7 to 7.5)

 85+

13.7 (10.9 to 17.1)

16.7 (13.6 to 20.3)

15.6 (13.3 to 18.1)

Total (55+)

3.2 (2.8 to 3.7)

5.1 (4.6 to 5.6)

4.2 (3.9 to 4.6)

Impaired coordination

 55–64

2.5 (1.9 to 3.3)

2.3 (1.8 to 2.8)

2.4 (2 to 2.8)

 65–74

2.8 (2.3 to 3.5)

3.4 (2.8 to 4)

3.1 (2.7 to 3.6)

 75–84

3.9 (3 to 5)

5.6 (4.5 to 6.9)

4.8 (4.1 to 5.7)

 85+

9.8 (7.5 to 12.7)

7.9 (5.8 to 10.6)

8.6 (7 to 10.5)

Total (55+)

3.3 (2.9 to 3.7)

3.7 (3.3 to 4.2)

3.5 (3.2 to 3.8)

Any (at least one) of these impairments

 55–64

13.7 (12.3 to 15.3)

17.6 (16.3 to 19)

15.7 (14.7 to 16.7)

 65–74

16.5 (15.2 to 17.9)

21.1 (19.9 to 22.5)

18.8 (17.9 to 19.8)

 75–84

23.4 (21.1 to 25.8)

28.5 (26.3 to 30.8)

26.1 (24.5 to 27.8)

 85+

37.9 (33.6 to 42.4)

44 (39.7 to 48.5)

41.8 (38.6 to 45)

 Total (55+)

17.7 (16.8 to 18.7)

23.2 (22.3 to 24.1)

20.6 (19.9 to 21.3)

  1. Prevalence is given as a percentage of people in that cell