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Adult Health-related
quality of life by main cause of activity limitation
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1995-1997
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Mean number of days in
past 30 days
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CONDITION |
%
of
adults |
Not
good
physical
health |
Not
good
mental
health |
Healthy
Days
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Activity
Limitation |
Pain |
Sad,
Blue,
Depressed |
Anxious |
Depression/
anxiety/emotional problem
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0.4 |
9.8 |
15.7 |
9.0 |
13.1 |
7.2 |
18.6 |
19.0 |
Cancer
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0.3 |
16.4 |
9.3 |
10.8 |
12.9 |
12.1 |
10.0 |
11.1 |
Diabetes
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0.4 |
13.1 |
7.0 |
14.5 |
9.8 |
8.7 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
Stroke
problem |
0.3 |
12.6 |
4.1 |
17.0 |
8.0 |
7.1 |
6.7 |
8.1 |
High Blood
Pressure |
0.2 |
9.9 |
6.3 |
14.8 |
7.5 |
7.4 |
8.8 |
7.7 |
Back or
neck problems |
3.2 |
10.2 |
6.1 |
16.9 |
7.1 |
13.5 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
Other
impairment |
3.2 |
9.2 |
6.7 |
17.9 |
6.8 |
8.7 |
6.6 |
9.5 |
Heart
problem |
1.5 |
11.2 |
4.5 |
17.1 |
6.7 |
7.4 |
5.5 |
7.2 |
Lung/breathing
problem |
1.3 |
10.1 |
5.2 |
16.9 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
9.0 |
Walking
problem |
1.2 |
10.8 |
3.7 |
17.8 |
6.3 |
11.8 |
5.1 |
6.5 |
Fracture/joint
injury |
1.7 |
8.9 |
3.9 |
18.9 |
5.8 |
11.8 |
4.8 |
7.4 |
Arthritis/
Rheumatism |
2.9 |
10.2 |
4.0 |
18.1 |
4.7 |
13.4 |
5.4 |
7.9 |
Eye/vision
problem |
0.6 |
5.8 |
4.2 |
21.8 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
Hearing
problem |
0.1 |
4.2 |
2.0 |
23.9 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
3.1 |
5.5 |
No
activity limitation |
81 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
26.2 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
TOTAL |
100 |
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Source:
Measuring Healthy Days: Population assessment of
health-related quality of life. CDC November 2000. |
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