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Chronic conditions causing limitation of activity, 2002-03. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Health, United States, 2005, figure 20.

Figure 1. Chronic conditions causing limitation of activity, 2002-03. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Health, United States, 2005, figure 20.

Description: The figure is a bar graph. The y-axis is labeled Rate per 1,000 population and has seven values, from bottom to top: 0, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, and 300. The x-axis is broken into three sections, by age group, from left to right: 65-74 years, 75-84 years, and 85 years and over. Seven lettered conditions are mapped on the graph, these are: A) Senility, B) Lung, C) Diabetes, D) Vision, E) Hearing, F) Heart, and G) Arthritis. All values provided in this narrative are approximations.

65-74 years
A) Senility: Less than 12
B) Lung: 40
C) Diabetes: 40
D) Vision: Less than 25
E) Hearing: Less than 12
F) Heart: 100
G) Arthritis: 125

75-84 years
A) Senility: 25
B) Lung: 40
C) Diabetes: 50
D) Vision: 40
E) Hearing: 25
F) Heart: 160
G) Arthritis: 175

85 years and older
A) Senility: 100
B) Lung: 50
C) Diabetes: 40
D) Vision: 50
E) Hearing: 85
F) Heart: 225
G) Arthritis: 260

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