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Prevalence of Multiple Chronic Conditions Among US Adults, 2018

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Boersma, Peter, Black, Lindsey I., Ward, Brian W.·2020·Preventing Chronic Disease

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This analysis provides prevalence estimates of diagnosed single and multiple (≥2) chronic conditions among the noninstitutionalized, civilian US adult population. Data from the 2018 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were used to estimate percentages for US adults by selected demographic characteristics. More than half (51.8%) of adults had at least 1 of 10 selected diagnosed chronic conditions (arthritis, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease, current asthma, diabetes, hepatitis, hypertension, stroke, and weak or failing kidneys), and 27.2% of US adults had multiple chronic conditions.

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Authors
Boersma, P., Black, L. I., & Ward, B. W.
Affiliations
National Center for Health Statistics (US)
Corresponding author
Boersma, Peter
Venue
Preventing Chronic Disease
Published
2020-09-17
Volume
17
Pages
E106-E106
ISSN
1545-1151 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3087450266
Cited by
702
References
8
Citations by year
2026: 80 · 2025: 173 · 2024: 163 · 2023: 131 · 2022: 117 · 2021: 35 · 2020: 3
FWCI
51.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
public-domain
Locations
  • Preventing Chronic Disease (publishedVersion, public-domain)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Healthcare Policy and Management
Keywords
multimorbidity, chronic disease prevalence, comorbidities, arthritis, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, asthma, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, hypertension, stroke, kidney disease, demographic differences, United States adults
MeSH terms
Multiple Chronic Conditions, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, United States, Prevalence, Young Adult

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