Almost 50 per cent of US adults have chronic condition such as diabetes

Sat, 01 May 2010
According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, almost half of all US adults have a chronic condition associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, such as diabetes or hypertension .

The report was published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 45 per cent of individuals 20 years of age and older have diabetes, hypercholesterolemia or hypertension . 3 per cent had all three conditions, whilst 13 per cent had two conditions. 3 per cent of people had high blood pressure and diabetes .

Cheryl Fryar of the CDC reportedly commented: "These findings indicate that a high percentage of the population have a condition associated with heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States."

The research team concluded: "These results emphasize the need for research to identify the reasons for the race/ ethnicity differences and to identify factors that could be modified to mitigate the race/ethnicity differences."

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