The prevalence of MS in the United States: A population-based estimate using health claims data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To generate a national multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence estimate for the United States by applying a validated algorithm to multiple administrative health claims (AHC) datasets.

Methods

A validated algorithm was applied to private, military, and public AHC datasets to identify adult cases of MS between 2008 and 2010. In each dataset, we determined the 3-year cumulative prevalence overall and stratified by age, sex, and census region. We applied insurance-specific and stratum-specific estimates to the 2010 US Census data and pooled the findings to calculate the 2010 prevalence of MS in the United States cumulated over 3 years. We also estimated the 2010 prevalence cumulated over 10 years using 2 models and extrapolated our estimate to 2017.

Results

The esti

SUBMITTER: Wallin MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6442006 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature