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Adult Health-related quality of life by main cause of activity limitation
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1995-1997
 

Mean number of days in past 30 days

CONDITION % of
adults
Not
good
physical
health
Not
good
mental
health
Healthy
Days
Activity
Limitation
Pain Sad,
 Blue,
Depressed
Anxious
Depression/
anxiety/emotional problem
0.4 9.8 15.7 9.0 13.1 7.2 18.6 19.0
Cancer
0.3 16.4 9.3 10.8 12.9 12.1 10.0 11.1
Diabetes
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              
Source: Measuring Healthy Days: Population assessment of health-related quality of life. CDC November 2000.

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