Table 2

Population attributable risk for activities of daily living disability by gender and age category

MalesFemales
Age group (years)1 Condition2 Conditions3 Conditions1 Condition2 Conditions3 Conditions
45–54IHD
18.7 (5.4 to 32.4)
IHD+RES
25.3 (9.9 to 41.1)
IHD+RES+DIA
29.6 (11.9 to 45.0)
DEP
8.8 (1.8 to 15.7)
DEP+IHD
13.4 (5.5 to 21.9)
DEP+IHD+HER
14.4 (6.3 to 23.2)
RES
6.8 (−5.1 to 19.0)
IHD+DIA
24.0 (7.8 to 39.7)
IHD+RES+HER
27.9 (12.6 to 43.3)
IHD
4.6 (0.01 to 9.7)
DEP+HER
10.0 (2.7 to 17.5)
DEP+HER+ART
13.4 (2.5 to 23.3)
DIA
5.7 (−6.9 to 17.9)
HER
1.2 (−2.5 to 5.0)
HER
2.6 (−0.3 to 8.6)
ART
0.01 (−8.9 to 9.9)
55–64ART
16.9 (4.7 to 28.1)
ART+IHD
28.2 (15.9 to 40.7)
ART+IHD+DIA
34.6 (21.6 to 47.0)
ART
12.2 (1.3 to 23.0)
ART+DEP
19.9 (8.6 to 29.7)
ART+DEP+EYE
24.9 (13.8 to 35.1)
IHD
14.5 (5.5 to 23.7)
ART+DIA
25.2 (12.4 to 37.8)
ART+IHD+RES
32.0 (19.4 to 44.1)
DEP
8.7 (3.8 to 13.4)
ART+EYE
17.5 (7.0 to 28.4)
ART+DEP+HER
21.3 (10.4 to 31.7)
DIA
10.0 (0.9 to 18.8)
EYE
6.1 (1.3 to 11.0)
RES
7.4 (−0.5 to 15.1)
HER
2.0 (−0.3 to 4.6)
65–74DIA
18.2 (10.1 to 26.5)
DIA+COG
22.4 (12.4 to 31.4)
DIA+COG+EYE
23.9 (13.0 to 34.0)
ART
36.9 (25.5 to 47.7)
ART+DIA
48.6 (38.8 to 57.3)
ART+DIA+EYE
55.3 (46.5 to 63.0)
COG
4.9 (−1.4 to 11.7)
DIA+EYE
19.8 (9.3 to 29.2)
DIA+COG+ART
23.5 (9.7 to 36.3)
DIA
19.9 (13.3 to 26.5)
ART+EYE
45.6 (35.2 to 54.9)
ART+DIA+IHD
53.0 (43.8 to 61.0)
EYE
1.8 (−5.6 to 9.4)
EYE
13.0 (5.0 to 21.5)
ART
1.3 (−11.2 to 13.0)
IHD
10.4 (4.1 to 16.7)
75–85DIA
13.6 (4.0 to 23.3)
DIA+ART
24.1 (8.6 to 39.0)
DIA+ART+EYE
30.9 (15.4 to 45.7)
ART
35.0 (23.8 to 45.9)
ART+RES
47.1 (37.1 to 56.9)
ART+RES+EYE
54.3 (44.2 to 63.9)
ART
12.4 (−3.9 to 28.5)
DIA+EYE
21.0 (6.2 to 35.3)
DIA+ART+IHD
30.4 (14.0 to 46.0)
RES
17.8 (11.2 to 24.0)
ART+EYE
44.1 (32.4 to 55.1)
ART+RES+DIA
51.4 (41.6 to 61.2)
EYE
8.6 (−3.8 to 21.3)
EYE
14.0 (3.7 to 23.3)
IHD
8.5 (−4.2 to 20.6)
IHD
8.1 (0.5 to 14.8)
DIA
7.6 (1.9 to 13.1)
  • Adjusted for: living alone (yes, no), adjusted total household income to the provincial low income cut-off (above median, below median), ethnicity (white, non-white), BMI (<25, 25–30, >30), other comorbid conditions (any of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or stroke).

  • ART, arthritis; BMI, body mass index; COG, cognitive impairment; DEP, depression; DIA, diabetes; EYE, eye disease; HER, hearing impairment; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; RES, respiratory disease.