Chibuike J Alanaeme, Lama Ghazi, Oluwasegun P Akinyelure, Ying Wen, Ashley Christenson, Bharat Poudel, Erin E Dooley, Ligong Chen, Shakia T Hardy, Kathryn Foti, C Barrett Bowling, Michelle T Long, Lisandro D Colantonio, Paul Muntner
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of many chronic conditions has increased over the past several decades among US adults. Many adults with hypertension have other chronic conditions. METHODS: We estimated changes in the age-adjusted prevalence of multiple (≥3) chronic conditions, not including hypertension, using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, from 1999-2000 to 2017-2020, among US adults with and without hypertension (24,851 and 24,337 participants, respectively)...
April 5, 2024: American Journal of Hypertension