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In 2012, a survey found that 1 in 4 American adults had > 1 chronic health condition. In 2014, the National Health Interview Survey of 36,697 adults found the same thing. The stable prevalence of multiple chronic conditions (MCC) indicates a continuing public health issue, according to an article in the July 29, 2016 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
The prevalence varied across the country, from 19% in Colorado to 38% in Kentucky. Prevalence was higher than the national average percentage in Alabama, West Virginia, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Several states with higher prevalence of MCC overlapped the so-called stroke belt, which includes much of the southern U.S. Similarly, MCC prevalence also overlapped the diabetes belt—again taking in much of the South and parts of the Midwest and West.
The survey covered 10 conditions: arthritis, asthma, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, diabetes, hepatitis, hypertension, stroke, and weak or failing kidneys. But those are only 10 of the 20 conditions HHS has identified for inclusion in studies of MCC. Moreover, no data on mental health conditions, undiagnosed conditions, or adults in long-term care or congregant facilities were included, so the findings are limited in generalizability. Nonetheless, the MMWR report authors say the findings further HHS research and surveillance objectives. Geographic disparities in MCC prevalence can inform state-level surveillance programs and groups targeting service delivery or allocating resources.
In 2012, a survey found that 1 in 4 American adults had > 1 chronic health condition. In 2014, the National Health Interview Survey of 36,697 adults found the same thing. The stable prevalence of multiple chronic conditions (MCC) indicates a continuing public health issue, according to an article in the July 29, 2016 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
The prevalence varied across the country, from 19% in Colorado to 38% in Kentucky. Prevalence was higher than the national average percentage in Alabama, West Virginia, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Several states with higher prevalence of MCC overlapped the so-called stroke belt, which includes much of the southern U.S. Similarly, MCC prevalence also overlapped the diabetes belt—again taking in much of the South and parts of the Midwest and West.
The survey covered 10 conditions: arthritis, asthma, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, diabetes, hepatitis, hypertension, stroke, and weak or failing kidneys. But those are only 10 of the 20 conditions HHS has identified for inclusion in studies of MCC. Moreover, no data on mental health conditions, undiagnosed conditions, or adults in long-term care or congregant facilities were included, so the findings are limited in generalizability. Nonetheless, the MMWR report authors say the findings further HHS research and surveillance objectives. Geographic disparities in MCC prevalence can inform state-level surveillance programs and groups targeting service delivery or allocating resources.
In 2012, a survey found that 1 in 4 American adults had > 1 chronic health condition. In 2014, the National Health Interview Survey of 36,697 adults found the same thing. The stable prevalence of multiple chronic conditions (MCC) indicates a continuing public health issue, according to an article in the July 29, 2016 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
The prevalence varied across the country, from 19% in Colorado to 38% in Kentucky. Prevalence was higher than the national average percentage in Alabama, West Virginia, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Several states with higher prevalence of MCC overlapped the so-called stroke belt, which includes much of the southern U.S. Similarly, MCC prevalence also overlapped the diabetes belt—again taking in much of the South and parts of the Midwest and West.
The survey covered 10 conditions: arthritis, asthma, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, diabetes, hepatitis, hypertension, stroke, and weak or failing kidneys. But those are only 10 of the 20 conditions HHS has identified for inclusion in studies of MCC. Moreover, no data on mental health conditions, undiagnosed conditions, or adults in long-term care or congregant facilities were included, so the findings are limited in generalizability. Nonetheless, the MMWR report authors say the findings further HHS research and surveillance objectives. Geographic disparities in MCC prevalence can inform state-level surveillance programs and groups targeting service delivery or allocating resources.