Skip to main content

Table 3 Disability weight of eight diseases/injuries

From: Review of disability weight studies: comparison of methodological choices and values

 

Author(s) of the study

Chronic sequelae of CVA/stroke

Paraplegia

Dental caries

Rheumatoid arthritis

Diabetes

Depression

Gastro-enteritis

Acute cystitis

[25]

Murray et al., 1996

Untreated 0.282 (varies with age between 0.262 - 0.301); treated 0.241 (varies with age between 0.224-0.258)

0.725

0.081

Untreated 0.233, treated 0.174

Treated 0.012; untreated 0.033

Treated 0.302; Untreated 0.600

0.105 (varies with age between 0.086 - 0.119)

-

[19],[46]

Stouthard et al., 1997

Mild impairments 0.36 (CI 0.23- 0.49); Moderate impairments 0.63 (CI 0.543-0.718); Severe impairments 0.92 (CI 0.853-0.994)

0.57 (CI 0.489-0.651)

0.01 (CI 0.001-0.009)

Mild 0.21 (CI 0.127-0.303); moderate 0.37 (CI 0.219-0.515); severe 0.94 (CI 0.92-0.961)

Uncomplicated 0.07 (CI 0.047-0.094; with neuropathy 0.19 (CI 0.126-0.255); with nephropathy 0.29 (CI 0.201-0.38)

Mild 0.14 (CI 0.086-0.194); moderate 0.35 (CI 0.272-0.425); severe 0.76 (CI 0.556-0.971); severe with psychotic features 0.83 (CI 0.748-0.916)

Uncomplicated course 0.01 (CI 0.001-0.009); complicated course 0.03 (CI 0.018-0.039)

0.01 (CI 0-0.039)

[26]

Üstün et al., 1999

-

r

-

r

 

r

-

-

[29]

Havelaar et al., 2000

-

-

-

-

 

-

Severe gastroenteritis 0.393 (CI 0.049-0.821)

 

[30]

Jelsma et al., 2000

-

r

-

r

-

r

-

-

[31],[47]

Mathers et al., 2000

-

-

Episode resulting in tooth loss 0.014

-

-

-

-

-

[32]

Baltussen et al., 2002

-

PP: 0.42; HP: 0.55

-

-

PP: 0.49; HP: 0.34

PP: 0.74; HP: 0.66

-

 

[33]

Schwarzinger et al., 2003

Moderate impairments 0.68

-

-

-

Uncomplicated 0.34

Severe 0.78

-

 

[34]

Brennan et al., 2004

-

-

0.044 (0.013-0.076)

-

-

-

-

-

[35]

Kruijshaar et al., 2005

 

-

-

-

 

Mild 0.19 (CI 0.16-0.22); moderate 0.51 (CI 0.46-0.55); severe 0.84 (0.80-0.88)

-

 

[36]

Brennan et al., 2007

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[37]

Yoon et al., 2007

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

[38]

Basiri et al., 2008

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.018 (-0.047-0.083)

[20]

Haagsma et al., 2008

-

Acute 0.563 (0.495-0.631), stable 0.656 (0.525-0.786)

-

-

-

-

-

-

[39]

Haagsma et al., 2008

-

0.551 (0.36-0.74)

-

-

-

-

-

-

[23]

Haagsma et al., 2009

-

-

-

-

-

-

Mild 0.010 (-0.005-0.025), moderate 0.015 (0.005-0.025), severe 0.041 (0.014-0.067)

-

[28]

Hong et al., 2010

mRS1 0.046 (CI 0.004-0.088); mRS2 0.212 (0.175-0.250); mRS3 0.331 (0.292-0.371); mRS4 0.652 (0.625-0.678); mRS5 0.944 (0.873-1.015)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[40]

Lai et al., 2009

0.547

0.669

0.078

0.203

Insulin dependent 0.264, insulin non-dependent 0.029

0.147

0.011

 

[41],[44]

Kwong et al., 2010

-

-

-

Active episode 0.262; chronic active 0.058; advanced damage 0.465

-

Mild 0.122; moderate 0.440; severe 0.558

Mild 0.023; moderate 0.041; severe 0.086

0.023

[42]

Lyons et al., 2011

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[27]

Salomon et al., 2012

mild: 0.021 (0.011-0.037)

untreated 0.440 (CI 0.290-0.588), treated

Symptomatic: 0.012 (0.005-0.023)

Legs, mild: 0.023 (0.013-0.039)

-

Mild: 0.159 (UI 0.107-0.223)

Mild: 0.061(0.036-0.093)

-

moderate: 0.076 (0.050-0.110)

0.047 (CI 0.029-0.072)

Legs, moderate: 0.079 (0.053-0.115)

Moderate: 0.406 (UI 0.276-0.551)

Moderate: 0.202 (0.133-0.299)

moderate plus cognition problems: 0.312 (0.211-0.433)

Legs, severe: 0.171 (0.117-0.240)

Severe: 0.655 (UI 0.469-0.816)

Severe: 0.281 (0.184-0.399)

severe: 0.539 (0.363-0.705)

Arms, mild: 0.024 (0.014-0.041)

Arms, moderate: 0.114 (0.077-0.159)

Arms, severe: 0.292 (0.077-0.159)

Generalised, moderate: 0.292 (0.197-0.410)

Generalised severe: 0.606 (0.42-0.77)

severe plus cognitive problems: 0.567 (0.394-0.738)

[43]

Van Spijker et al., 2011

-

-

-

0.33 (CI 0.05-0.61)

-

Severe with psychotic features 0.74 (CI 0.40-1.08)

-

-

Ref nr.

Author(s) of the study

Severe anemia

Infertility

Below the knee amputation

Deafness

Mild mental retardation

Dementia

Blindness

[25]

Murray et al., 1996

0.087-0.093 (varies with age)

0.180

0.3

Untreated 0.213-0.233; treated 0.168-0.175

Untreated 0.469-0.485; treated 0.394-0.468

Untreated 0.600; treated 0.302

Untreated 0.600; treated 0.488-0.493

[19],[46]

Stouthard et al.,1997

 

0.11 (CI 0.03-0.20)

 

Childhood 0.23 (0.12-0.33); elderly 0.37 (0.34-0.41)

0.29 (CI 0.09-0.50)

Mild 0.27 (CI 0.13-0.42); moderate 0.63 (CI 0.41-0.86); severe 0.94 (CI 0.93-0.95)

0.43 (CI 0.34-0.52)

[26]

Üstün et al., 1999

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

[29]

Havelaar et al., 2000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[30]

Jelsma et al., 2000

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

[31],[47]

Mathers et al., 2000

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

[32]

Baltussen et al., 2002

-

-

-

PP: 0.16; HP: 0.11

-

-

PP 0.35; HP 0.36

[33]

Schwarzinger et al., 2003

-

-

-

-

-

Mild dementia 0.46

-

[34]

Brennan et al., 2004

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[35]

Kruijshaar et al., 2005

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[36]

Brennan et al., 2007

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[37]

Yoon et al., 2007

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

[38]

Basiri et al., 2008

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[20]

Haagsma et al., 2008

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[39]

Haagsma et al., 2008

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[23]

Haagsma et al., 2009

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[28]

Hong et al., 2010

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[40]

Lai et al., 2009

0.168

0.547

0.747

0.254

0.242

0.261

0.478

[41],[44]

Kwong et al., 2010

 

-

  

0.122

 

Diabetic retinopathy 0.248

[42]

Lyons et al., 2011

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[27]

Salomon et al., 2012

0.164 (UI 0.112-0.228)

Primary 0.011 (UI 0.005-0.021); secondary 0.006 (UI 0.002-0.013)

Untreated 0.164 (UI 0.111-0.229); treated 0.021 (UI 0.011-0.035)

Complete 0.033 (UI 0.020-0.052); complete with ringing 0.092 (UI 0.061-0.134)

0.031 (UI 0.018-0.049)

Mild 0.082 (CI 0.055-0.117); moderate 0.346 (CI 0.233-0.475); severe 0.438 (CI 0.299-0.584)

0.195 (0.132-0.272)

[43]

Van Spijker et al., 2011

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. NA=not available, r=ranking, no actual value was established, CI=95% confidence interval if reported, UI=Uncertainty interval if reported.