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Proportion by Age

Approximately 8% of all persons reporting musculoskeletal diseases in MEPS for the years 2009 to 2011 are under the age of 18 years. Roughly one in four (24.5%) musculoskeletal diseases occurs in persons age 65 years and older. Almost 40% of musculoskeletal diseases occur among persons age 45 to 64 years. Overall, more than 75% of musculoskeletal diseases are reported by persons under the age of 65 years.  

Number of Cases

Between 1996 to 1998 and 2009 to 2011, the number of persons reporting a musculoskeletal disease increased by 26.5 million from the 76.0 million reported in 1996 to 1998 to the 102.5 million reported in 2009 to 2011.

Acknowledgements

The material presented here is adapted from the following sources:

Esther Dada-Laseinde, Michelle Canham-Chervak, Bruce H. Jones: U.S. Army Annual Injury Epidemiology Report 2008. USAPHC (PROV) REPORT NO. 12-HF-0APLa-09. U.S. Army Public Health Command (Provisional), 5158 Blackhawk Rd, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010-5403.

Esther Dada, Michelle Canham-Chervak, Bruce H. Jones: U.S. Army Injury Surveillance Summary 2012. U.S. Army Institute of Public Health, Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Portfolio, Injury Prevention Program.

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