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Table 1 Relative risks per disease differentiated by age (WHO, 2004)

From: How an aging society affects the economic costs of inactivity in Germany: empirical evidence and projections

 

Age-group

Disease (ICD-10 code)

15–29

30–44

45–64

65+

Ischemic heart disease (I20-I25)

1.47

(1.39–1.56)

1.47

(1.39–1.56)

1.47

(1.39–1.56)

1.34

(1.26–1.42)

Diabetes Type 2 (E11)

1.31

(1.24–1.39)

1.31

(1.24–1.39)

1.31

(1.24–1.39)

1.22

(1.24–1.39)

Female breast cancer (C50)

1.13

(1.04–1.22)

1.13

(1.04–1.22)

1.13

(1.04–1.22)

1.09

(1.01–1.18)

Ischemic stroke (I63)

1.39

(1.24–1.56)

1.39

(1.24–1.56)

1.39

(1.24–1.56)

1.28

(1.14–1.44)

Colon cancer (C18)

1.43

(1.38–1.49)

1.43

(1.38–1.49)

1.43

(1.38–1.49)

1.31

(1.26–1.36)

  1. Note. ICD = International Classification of Disease; Upper and lower bound values in parentheses