Medical conditions diagnosed and currently treated .....................................................................
We elicited further information about chronic conditions by asking the flight attendant whether a health care provider had ever diagnosed them with particular conditions. We also asked about conditions that were currently receiving treatment. The most prevalent conditions are noted in red in the table.
The most prevalent conditions include:
- low back pain (52.6% with close to 1 in 5 flight attendants currently receiving treatment)
- allergies (39% with close to 1 in 5 attendants currently receiving treatment)
- depression/anxiety (36% with close to 1 in 5 currently receiving treatment)
- sleep disturbances (34% with close to 1 in 6 flight attendants currently receiving treatment for sleep problems).
Other notable conditions are:
- hormonal irregularities (20%)
- migraine headaches (19%)
- high blood pressure (17%)
- pneumonia (16%)
- chronic bronchitis (16%)
- asthma (13%)
- hearing loss (17%)
- vertigo (12%)
Percentage of flight attendants (FA) diagnosed with particular medical conditions and the raw number of FA currently treated for that condition
CONDITION |
Diagnosed by |
Currently receiving treatment for this condition |
Overweight/Obesity |
12.2% (n= 3,877) |
(n=121) |
High blood pressure |
16.7% (n = 3,882) |
(n =402) |
Heart disease |
2.5% (n = 3,858) |
(n= 64) |
Heart attack |
.5% (n = 3,859) |
(n=12) |
Stroke |
.5% (n = 3,864) |
(n=8) |
Aneurysm |
.3% (n= 3,864) |
(n=4) |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
.9% (n= 3,933) |
(n=18) |
Lung fibrosis |
.2% (n= 3,927) |
(n= 6) |
Pulmonary embolism, blood clots, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) |
2.2% (n= 3,897) |
(n=29) |
Pneumonia |
16.2% (n = 3,860) |
(n=57) |
Chronic bronchitis |
15.6% (n= 3,910) |
(n=125) |
Asthma |
13.2% (n= 3,918) |
(n=258) |
Cancer Skin Liver |
6.9% (n = 3,918) |
(n=104) |
.05% (n=3900) |
(n=1) |
|
.3% (n=3,905) |
(n=7) |
|
.1% (n= 3,902) |
(n=0) |
|
.05% (n= 3,872) |
(n=1) |
|
4.1% (n=3,911) |
(n=64) |
|
1.69% (n=3,897) |
(n=36) |
|
.4% (n= 3,904) |
(n=5) |
|
.1% (n= 3,900) |
(n=2) |
|
Kidney disease |
1.2% (n= 3,925) |
(n=22) |
Liver disease |
1.1% (n=3,925) |
(n=16) |
Parkinson’s disease |
0% (n=3,925) |
(n=1) |
Multiple sclerosis |
.6% (n=3,918) |
(n=14) |
Epilepsy/Seizure disorder |
.5% (n=3,920) |
(n=11) |
Migraine headache |
19.4% (n= 3,934) |
(n=371) |
Infertility |
8.7% (n= 3,849) |
(n= 61) |
Dysmennorhea |
4.5% (n= 3,828) |
(n=34) |
Adverse pregnancy outcomes |
7.6% (n=3,809) |
(n=38) |
Hormonal irregularities |
20.2% (n=3,831) |
(n=367) |
Hearing loss |
17% (n= 3,853) |
(n=78) |
Vertigo |
12% (n=3,845) |
(n=72) |
Meniere’s syndrome |
1.3% (n=3,830) |
(n=20) |
Low back pain |
52.6% (n= 3,861) |
(n=748) |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
4.7% (n= 3,839) |
(n=70) |
Osteoarthritis |
8.7% (n=3,839) |
(n=154) |
Fibromyalgia |
3.9% (n= 3,832) |
(n=68) |
Chronic Fatigue syndrome |
6% (n=3,837) |
(n=71) |
(Table 3 -Continued) |
Diagnosed by |
Currently receiving treatment for this condition |
Thyroid disorders |
11.7% (n=3,846) |
(n=333) |
Sleep disturbances |
33.7% (n=3,852) |
(n=606) |
Depression/Anxiety |
36.3% (n=3,851) |
(n=687) |
Multiple chemical sensitivity disorder |
2.2% (n= 3,832) |
(n=25) |
Immune Disorders (i.e. HIV, Lupus, etc) |
4.3% (n=3,850) |
(n=117) |
Eczema |
10.8% (n= 3,845) |
(n=174) |
Psoriasis |
4.6% (n=3,832) |
(n=98) |
Allergies |
39% (n=3,831) |
(n=696) |
Chronic intestinal disease |
7% (n=3,825) |
(n=156) |
Other illness |
15.8% (n=3,348) |
(n=310) |
