State-Specific Severe Joint Pain and Physical Inactivity Among Adults with Arthritis — United States, 2017

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Guglielmo, Dana ; Murphy, Louise B. ; Boring, Michael A. ; Theis, Kristina A. ; Helmick, Charles G. ; Hootman, Jennifer M. ; Odom, Erica L. ; Carlson, Susan A. ; Liu, Yong ; Lu, Hua ; Croft, Janet B.
• Description:
  An estimated 54.4 million (approximately one in four) U.S. adults have doctor-diagnosed arthritis (arthritis) (1). Severe joint pain and physical inactivity are common among adults with arthritis and are linked to adverse mental and physical health effects and limitations (2,3). CDC analyzed 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data to estimate current state-specific prevalence of arthritis and, among adults with arthritis, the prevalences of severe joint pain and physical inactivity. In 2017, the median age-standardized state prevalence of arthritis among adults aged ≥18 years was 22.8% (range = 15.7% [District of Columbia] to 34.6% [West Virginia]) and was generally highest in Appalachia and Lower Mississippi Valley regions.* Among adults with arthritis, age-standardized, state-specific prevalences of both severe joint pain (median = 30.3%; range = 20.8% [Colorado] to 45.2% [Mississippi]) and physical inactivity (median = 33.7%; range = 23.2% [Colorado] to 44.4% [Kentucky]) were highest in southeastern states. Physical inactivity prevalence among those with severe joint pain (47.0%) was higher than that among those with moderate (31.8%) or no/mild joint pain (22.6%). Self-management strategies such as maintaining a healthy weight or being physically active can reduce arthritis pain and prevent or delay arthritis-related disability. Evidence-based physical activity and self-management education programs are available that can improve quality of life among adults with arthritis.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Arthralgia Arthritis Female Full Report Humans Male Middle Aged Sedentary Behavior Severity Of Illness Index Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 68(17):381-387
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6817a2
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  31048678
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6541316
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  7 pdf pages
• Volume:
  68
• Issue:
  17
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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