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Table 2. Leading conditions associated with wheelchair/scooter use.

  Condition Persons (1000s)   % of device users  
1 Stroke (cerebrovascular disease) 180   11.1  
2 Arthritis (osteoarthrosis, etc.) 170   10.4  
3 Multiple sclerosis 82   5.0  
4 Absence or loss of lower extremity 60   3.7  
5 Paraplegia 59   3.6  
6 Orthopedic impairment of lower extremity 59   3.6  
7 Heart disease (type unspecified) 54   3.3  
8 Cerebral palsy 51   3.1  
9 Rheumatoid arthritis 49   3.0  
10 Diabetes 39   2.4  
Health conditions and impairments reported as the main cause of functional or activity limitation.  

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