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Lead Author(s):

Stuart I. Weinstein, MD

Edward H. Yelin, PhD

Supporting Author(s):

Sylvia I. Watkins-Castillo, PhD

More than 35 million adults in the workforce with a musculoskeletal condition reported lost work days in the previous 12 months, totaling nearly 364 million days. Lost work days for persons with a musculoskeletal conditions accounted for more lost work days than any other major health condition, with workers losing an average of 10 days of work. Chronic circulatory conditions, including high blood pressure and heart conditions, accounted for 283 million lost work days, and were reported by an increasing share of the working age population.

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As with bed days, females and males reported similar numbers of lost work days, but again, the number of females was higher. The youngest members of the work force, those age 18 to 44, accounted for the largest number of workers with lost work days due to a musculoskeletal condition, but they also represent the largest share of the work force population. They reported a mean of three fewer days lost than the older 45 to 64 worker population. The oldest workers, those age 65 and over, reported a mean of nearly 14 days lost, but comprised a very small share of the work force.

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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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