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Severe COVID-19 illness: U.S. adults, 2015–2018
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04/28/2021
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Description:https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr154-508.pdf
Objective—This report calculates the prevalence of selected conditions by race and Hispanic origin among U.S. adults (aged 20 and over) during 2015–2018.
Methods—Interview, physical examination, and laboratory data were used from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Conditions included asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and heart disease based on self-report; and obesity, severe obesity, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, smoking, and hypertension based on physical measurements. Estimates accounted for survey design.
Results—Seventy-six percent of adults and 86.4% (95% CI: 83.5–89.0) of non-Hispanic black adults had at least one condition. Obesity and diabetes were highest among non-Hispanic black (47.9% CI: 45.0–50.8; 19.2% CI: 16.7–21.8, respectively) and Hispanic adults (45.7% CI: 42.9–48.6; 21.3% CI: 19.0–23.7, respectively).
Conclusions—Non-Hispanic black and Hispanic adults had a disproportionate burden of some conditions, including obesity and diabetes. Understanding populations at highest risk for severe coronavirus disease 2019-related illness could help inform prevention strategies.
Suggested citation: Kim C, Stierman B, Hales CM, Ogden CL. Race and Hispanic-origin disparities in underlying medical conditions associated with severe COVID-19 illness: U.S. adults, 2015–2018. National Health Statistics Reports; no 154. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15620/cdc:104188.
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