Severe COVID-19 illness: U.S. adults, 2015–2018

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center For Health Statistics (U.S.)
• 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. ; CS323350 ; nhsr154-508.pdf
• Series:
  National Health Statistics Reports
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Issue:
  154
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/104188/cdc_104188_DS1.pdf
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  National Center for Health Statistics
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