Multiple Chronic Conditions Among US Adults: A 2012 Update

By B. Ward, Jeannine S. Schiller, R. Goodman. Preventing Chronic Disease, 2014

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The objective of this research was to update earlier estimates of prevalence rates of single chronic conditions and multiple (>2) chronic conditions (MCC) among the noninstitutionalized, civilian US adult population. Data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were used to generate estimates of MCC for US adults and by select demographic characteristics. Approximately half (117 million) of US adults have at least one of the 10 chronic conditions examined (ie, hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, hepatitis, weak or failing kidneys, current asthma, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD]). Furthermore, 1 in 4 adults has MCC.

Subfields: Epidemiology, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Health

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• The global burden of multiple chronic conditions: A narrative review (2018, background): “5% of the United States population were reported to have MCC, and the prevalence increases to 50% of adults 45 to 65 years, and up to 81% of adults older than 65 years (Ward et al., 2014).”