{"id":2728,"date":"2020-04-08T03:15:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T03:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediamalpractice.net\/?p=2728"},"modified":"2020-04-08T03:18:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T03:18:29","slug":"health-stats-underlying-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediamalpractice.net\/?p=2728","title":{"rendered":"Health Stats &#8211; Underlying Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eu.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2020\/04\/07\/new-york-coronavirus-deaths-data-shows-most-had-underlying-illnesses\/2960151001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/eu.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2020\/04\/07\/new-york-coronavirus-deaths-data-shows-most-had-underlying-illnesses\/2960151001\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The majority of New York\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>And 4,089 of those who died&nbsp;had at&nbsp;least one other chronic disease, the records showed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The leading underlying illness was<strong>&nbsp;hypertension<\/strong>, which showed up in 55% of the deaths.<\/li>\n<li>Next was<strong>&nbsp;diabetes<\/strong>, which was diagnosed in 1,755 deaths, or about 37% of the cases.<\/li>\n<li>Other top illnesses found in those who died from coronavirus were&nbsp;<strong>hyperlipidemia<\/strong>;&nbsp;<strong>coronary artery disease<\/strong>;&nbsp;<strong>renal disease<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>dementia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/health_policy\/adult_chronic_conditions.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/health_policy\/adult_chronic_conditions.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/data\/health_policy\/adult_chronic_conditions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/data\/health_policy\/adult_chronic_conditions.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Percentage of Adults age 55 years and over (Total, Male &amp; Female), with one or more, two or more, or three or more of a possible six chronic conditions: United States, 2008.<\/h5>\n<table class=\"opt-in table table-bordered nchs_table\">\n<thead class=\" \">\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">Male<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">Female<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">%<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">SE<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">%<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">SE<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">%<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">SE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Age 55 years and over<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">(n=70,688,633)<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">(n=32,130,140)<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">(n=38,558,493)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"expanded\">\n<th scope=\"row\">1+ chronic conditions<\/th>\n<td>78.0<\/td>\n<td>0.6<\/td>\n<td>75.3<\/td>\n<td>0.9<\/td>\n<td>80.1<\/td>\n<td>0.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"expanded\">\n<th scope=\"row\">2+ chronic conditions<\/th>\n<td>47.0<\/td>\n<td>0.7<\/td>\n<td>41.8<\/td>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>51.3<\/td>\n<td>0.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"expanded\">\n<th scope=\"row\">3+ chronic conditions<\/th>\n<td>19.0<\/td>\n<td>0.5<\/td>\n<td>16.1<\/td>\n<td>0.7<\/td>\n<td>21.4<\/td>\n<td>0.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Source: CDC\/National Center for Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey.<\/p>\n<h5>Percentage of Adults age 55 to 64 years (Total, Male &amp; Female), with one or more, two or more, or three or more of a possible six chronic conditions: United States, 2008.<\/h5>\n<table class=\"opt-in table table-bordered nchs_table\">\n<thead class=\" \">\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">Male<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">Female<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">%<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">SE<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">%<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">SE<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">%<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">SE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Age 55 to 64 years<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">(n=38,558,493)<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">(n=16,123,407)<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">(n=17,378,853)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"expanded\">\n<th scope=\"row\">1+ chronic conditions<\/th>\n<td>69.5<\/td>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>67.7<\/td>\n<td>1.4<\/td>\n<td>71.1<\/td>\n<td>1.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"expanded faded\">\n<th scope=\"row\">2+ chronic conditions<\/th>\n<td>37.1<\/td>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>32.3<\/td>\n<td>1.4<\/td>\n<td>41.5<\/td>\n<td>1.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">3+ chronic conditions<\/th>\n<td>14.4<\/td>\n<td>0.7<\/td>\n<td>11.1<\/td>\n<td>0.9<\/td>\n<td>17.4<\/td>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Source: CDC\/National Center for Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey.<\/p>\n<h5>Percentage of Adults age 65 years and over (Total, Male &amp; Female), with one or more, two or more, or three or more of a possible six chronic conditions: United States, 2008.<\/h5>\n<table class=\"opt-in table table-bordered nchs_table\">\n<thead class=\" \">\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">Male<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">Female<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">%<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">SE<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">%<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">SE<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">%<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">SE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Age 65 years and over<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">(n=37,186,373)<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">(n=16,006,733)<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">(n=21,179,640)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">1+ chronic conditions<\/th>\n<td>85.6<\/td>\n<td>0.6<\/td>\n<td>83.0<\/td>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>87.6<\/td>\n<td>0.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">2+ chronic conditions<\/th>\n<td>56.0<\/td>\n<td>0.9<\/td>\n<td>51.4<\/td>\n<td>1.4<\/td>\n<td>59.4<\/td>\n<td>1.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">3+ chronic conditions<\/th>\n<td>23.1<\/td>\n<td>0.7<\/td>\n<td>21.2<\/td>\n<td>1.2<\/td>\n<td>24.6<\/td>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Source: CDC\/National Center for Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s 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&nbsp;had at&nbsp;least one other chronic disease, the records<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediamalpractice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediamalpractice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediamalpractice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediamalpractice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediamalpractice.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2728"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mediamalpractice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2735,"href":"https:\/\/mediamalpractice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728\/revisions\/2735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediamalpractice.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediamalpractice.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediamalpractice.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}