Comparing the Relationship Between Age and Length of Disability Across Common Chronic Conditions

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the association between age and disability length across common chronic conditions. METHODS: Analysis of 39,915 nonwork-related disability claims with a diagnosis of arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, depression, low back pain, chronic pulmonary disease, or cancer. Ordinary least squares regression models examined age-length of disability association across chronic …