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Comparison of Musculoskeletal, Circulatory, and Respiratory Conditions

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Lead Author(s):

Stuart I. Weinstein, MD

Edward H. Yelin, PhD

Supporting Author(s):

Sylvia I. Watkins-Castillo, PhD

Three of the five most common medical conditions reported in 2012 were musculoskeletal conditions: low back pain, chronic joint pain, and arthritis. The other most commonly reported medical conditions are chronic hypertension and chronic high cholesterol. One in three to four persons over the age of 18 report having these conditions. Back and joint pain, along with arthritis, cause a much higher level of disability and affect quality of life at higher rates than do hypertension and high cholesterol. Major respiratory conditions are reported at much lower rates than circulatory and musculoskeletal conditions. (Reference Table 1.3.1 PDF CSV)

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Females report slightly higher levels of musculoskeletal conditions than do males, but males have higher rates of hypertension and high cholesterol. Age is a factor in increasing prevalence of all major conditions related to musculoskeletal and circulatory diseases, but the rates of hypertension and high cholesterol are much lower in young adults (18 to 44 years) and higher in older age groups (65 and over) than for musculoskeletal conditions. (Reference Table 1.3.1 PDF CSV; Table 1.3.2 PDF CSV; Table 1.3.3 PDF CSV; and Table 1.3.4 PDF CSV)

Trends

Over the last decade, little progress has been made in reducing the prevalence of the most common respiratory, circulatory, and musculoskeletal diseases. In fact, musculoskeletal conditions and chronic hypertension, already affecting a majority of the population, have all seen a slight growth in prevalence. As mentioned earlier, there has been major progress in reducing prevalence of several fatal conditions worldwide. The time has come to focus research on non-fatal diseases, such as musculoskeletal diseases, that can cause many years of pain and disability and have been growing in prevalence. (Reference Table 1.3.5 PDF CSV)

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Table 1.1.1 Mean Share of National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding by Institute, 1990 to 2016	Table 1.1.2: Funding Ranking and Dollars for NIH Research by Disease Areas, 2012-2016
Table 1.1.3: Top 25 and Musculoskeletal Related Conditions, Diseases and Research Areas Funded by NIH, 2012-2016	Table 1.1.4: NIAMS Share of National Institutes of Health Research and Development Funding, 1999-2016
Table 1.10.1: Musculoskeletal System Procedures Performed More than 12,000 Times, All Provider Settings, United States 2013	Table 1.10.2: Summary of Musculoskeletal System Procedures by Major Category by Service Provider, United States 2013
Table 1.2.1: Self-Reported Select Medical Conditions and Prevalence for Persons Age 18 and Over, by Sex, United States 2015	Table 1.2.2: Self-Reported Select Medical Conditions and Prevalence for Persons Age 18 and Over, by Age, United States 2015
Table 1.2.3: Self-Reported Select Medical Conditions and Prevalence for Persons Age 18 and Over, by Race/Ethnicity, United States 2015	Table 1.2.4: Self-Reported Select Medical Conditions and Prevalence for Persons Age 18 and Over, by Geographic Region, United States 2015
Table 1.2.5: Prevalence Trend in Select Medical Conditions for Persons Age 18 and Over, United States 2005-2015	Table 1.3.1: Most Frequently Reported Medical Conditions and Prevalence for Persons Age 18 and Over, with Subconditions, by Sex, United States 2015
Table 1.3.2: Most Frequently Reported Medical Conditions and Prevalence for Persons Age 18 and Over, with Subconditions, by Age, United States 2015	Table 1.3.3: Most Frequently Reported Medical Conditions and Prevalence for Persons Age 18 and Over, by Race/Ethnicity, United States 2015
Table 1.3.4: Most Frequently Reported Medical Conditions and Prevalence for Persons Age 18 and Over, with Subconditions, by Geographic Region, United States 2015	Table 1.3.5: Prevalence Trend in Most Frequently Reported Medical Conditions for Persons Age 18 and Over, United States 2005-2015
Table 1.4.1: Prevalence of Chronic Joint Pain for Persons Age 18 and Over, by Joint, by Sex, United States 2015	Table 1.4.2: Prevalence of Chronic Joint Pain for Persons Age 18 and Over, by Joint, by Age, United States 2015
Table 1.4.3: Prevalence of Chronic Joint Pain for Persons Age 18 and Over, by Joint, by Race/Ethnicity, United States 2015	Table 1.4.4: Prevalence of Chronic Joint Pain for Persons Age 18 and Over, by Joint, by Geographic Region, United States 2015
Table 1.5.1: Self-Reported Limitations in Activities of Daily Living for Persons Age 18 and Over Due to Select Medical Conditions, by Sex, United States 2015	Table 1.5.2: Self-Reported Limitations in Activities of Daily Living for Persons Age 18 and Older Due to Select Medical Conditions, by Age, United States 2015
Table 1.5.3: Self-Reported Limitations in Activities of Daily Living for Persons Age 18 and Over Due to Select Medical Conditions, by Race/Ethnicity, United States 2015	Table 1.5.4: Self-Reported Limitations in Activities of Daily Living for Persons Age 18 and Over Due to Select Medical Conditions, by Geographic Region, United States 2015
Table 1.6.1: Cause of Self-Reported Limitations in Activities of Daily Living for Persons Age 18 and Over Due to Musculoskeletal Condition, by Sex, United States 2015	Table 1.6.2: Cause of Self-Reported Limitations in Activities of Daily Living for Persons Age 18 and Over Due to Musculoskeletal Condition , by Age, United States 2015
Table 1.6.3: Cause of Self-Reported Limitations in Activities of Daily Living for Persons Age 18 and Over Due to Musculoskeletal Condition, by Race/Ethnicity, United States 2015	Table 1.6.4: Cause of Self-Reported Limitations in Activities of Daily Living for Persons Age 18 and Over Due to Musculoskeletal Condition by Geographic Region, United States 2015
Table 1.7.1: Self-Reported Need for Assistance1 in Performing Activities of Daily Living (ADL) for Persons Due to Select Medical Conditions, United States 2015	Table 1.7.2: Self-Reported Work Limitations for Persons Due to Select Medical Conditions, United States 2015
Table 1.8.1: Bed Days Due to Major Health Conditions by Gender and Age for Persons Aged 18 and Over, United States 2015	Table 1.8.2: Lost Work Days Due to Major Health Conditions by Gender and Age for Persons Aged 18 and Over, United States 2015
Table 1.9.1: Number of Musculoskeletal Diagnoses for Care Received, All Care Facilities, United States 2013	Table 1.9.2: Musculoskeletal Diagnoses as a Proportion of All Diagnoses for Care Received, All Care Facilities, United States 2013
Table 1.9.3: Musculoskeletal Diagnoses Prevalence for Care Received, All Care Facilities, United States 2013	Table 1.9.4: Number of Major Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Category Diagnoses for Care Received, All Care Facilities, United States 2013
Table 1.9.5: Major Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Category Diagnoses as a Proportion of All Diagnoses for Care Received, All Care Facilities, United States 2013	Table 1.9.6: Major Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Category Diagnoses Prevalence for Care Received, All Care Facilities, United States 2013

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