Incidence rates of twelve chronic diseases/conditions in US adults: findings from a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are no contemporary studies simultaneously examining the incidence of multiple chronic diseases/conditions in US adults. We estimated one-year incidence rates for 12 chronic diseases/conditions with high public burden.

Methods

Data were from the nationally representative National Health Interview Survey 2019-2020 Longitudinal Cohort (N = 10,415). We assessed incidence rates for anxiety, arthritis, asthma, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic pain, coronary heart disease (CHD), depression, diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, and obesity. We calculated overall and sex-specific age-standardized incidence rates per 1000 person-years (PY) and examined associations with baseline age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, insurance, and smo

SUBMITTER: Nahin RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12813608 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature