Weighted Prevalence of 3 or More Multimorbidities for Participants Aged 20 Years or Older for National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1988–2014
| NHANES | 1988–1994 (n = 16573) | 1999–2000 (n = 4222) | 2001–2002 (n = 4792) | 2003–2004 (n = 4742) | 2005–2006 (n = 4481) | 2007–2008 (n = 5660) | 2009–2010 (n = 6011) | 2011–2012 (n = 5281 | 2013–2014 (n = 5541) | P for trend‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. with 3 or more comorbidities* | 4975 | 1591 | 1678 | 1893 | 1705 | 2349 | 2366 | 1996 | 2202 | |
| Overall prevalence, %† | 24.6 (23.2–25.9) | 30.5 (27.5–33.5) | 29.2 (26.8–31.6) | 34.2 (31.5–36.9) | 34.2 (31.5–36.9) | 34.7 (32.1–37.4) | 33.8 (31.9–35.8) | 34.7 (31.3–38.1) | 38.5 (36.3–40.6) | <.0001 |
↵* Unweighted total number of subjects with 3 or more multimorbidities.
↵† Weighted overall prevalence (95% confidence interval) of 3 or more multimorbidities.
↵‡ P value from logistic regression analysis.
Chronic conditions included in determining multimorbidity: cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, asthma, arthritis, cancer, stroke, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and obesity.