April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 editor

Health Stats – Underlying Conditions

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https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/04/07/new-york-coronavirus-deaths-data-shows-most-had-underlying-illnesses/2960151001/

The majority of New York’s more than 4,700 deaths due to coronavirus were among men, and 86% of all deaths were among people who had underlying illnesses, such as hypertension and diabetes, new state data shows.

And 4,089 of those who died had at least one other chronic disease, the records showed:

• The leading underlying illness was hypertension, which showed up in 55% of the deaths.
• Next was diabetes, which was diagnosed in 1,755 deaths, or about 37% of the cases.
• Other top illnesses found in those who died from coronavirus were hyperlipidemia; coronary artery disease; renal disease and dementia.

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/what-older-people-with-chronic-conditions-need-to-know-about-covid-19#Older-or-with-underlying-conditions-at-greatest-risk

 

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/health_policy/adult_chronic_conditions.htm

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/health_policy/adult_chronic_conditions.pdf

Percentage of Adults age 55 years and over (Total, Male & Female), with one or more, two or more, or three or more of a possible six chronic conditions: United States, 2008.

	Total		Male		Female
	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE
Age 55 years and over	(n=70,688,633)		(n=32,130,140)		(n=38,558,493)
1+ chronic conditions	78.0	0.6	75.3	0.9	80.1	0.7
2+ chronic conditions	47.0	0.7	41.8	1.0	51.3	0.9
3+ chronic conditions	19.0	0.5	16.1	0.7	21.4	0.7

Source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey.

Percentage of Adults age 55 to 64 years (Total, Male & Female), with one or more, two or more, or three or more of a possible six chronic conditions: United States, 2008.

	Total		Male		Female
	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE
Age 55 to 64 years	(n=38,558,493)		(n=16,123,407)		(n=17,378,853)
1+ chronic conditions	69.5	1.0	67.7	1.4	71.1	1.2
2+ chronic conditions	37.1	1.0	32.3	1.4	41.5	1.3
3+ chronic conditions	14.4	0.7	11.1	0.9	17.4	1.0

Source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey.

Percentage of Adults age 65 years and over (Total, Male & Female), with one or more, two or more, or three or more of a possible six chronic conditions: United States, 2008.

	Total		Male		Female
	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE
Age 65 years and over	(n=37,186,373)		(n=16,006,733)		(n=21,179,640)
1+ chronic conditions	85.6	0.6	83.0	1.0	87.6	0.7
2+ chronic conditions	56.0	0.9	51.4	1.4	59.4	1.1
3+ chronic conditions	23.1	0.7	21.2	1.2	24.6	1.0

Source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey.