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Volume 26, Number 8—August 2020
Dispatch

Population-Based Estimates of Chronic Conditions Affecting Risk for Complications from Coronavirus Disease, United States

Mary L. AdamsComments to Author , David L. Katz, and Joseph Grandpre
Author affiliations: On Target Health Data LLC, Suffield, Connecticut, USA (M.L. Adams); True Health Initiative, Derby, Connecticut, USA (D.L. Katz); Wyoming Department of Health, Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA; (J. Grandpre)

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Table 1

Demographics of adults with any of 6 chronic conditions increasing risk for coronavirus disease complications, 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System*

Characteristic % With >1 condition (95% CI) Sample size
Total
45.4 (45.1–45.7)
433,141
Sex
M 45.4 (44.9–45.9) 191,193
F
45.4 (45.0–45.9)
241,695
Age, y
18–29 19.8 (19.1–20.4) 46,660
30–39 26.8 (26.0–27.5) 49,475
40–49 38.1 (37.3–39.0) 53,609
50–59 55.1 (54.3–55.9) 79,550
60–69 68.0 (67.3–68.6) 96,663
70–79 79.5 (78.7–80.2) 67,733
>80
80.7 (79.5–81.8)
33,757
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic 48.0 (47.7–48.4) 329,193
Black 52.1 (51.1–53.1) 35,087
Hispanic 35.5 (34.5–36.5) 31,624
American Indian/Alaska Native 55.5 (52.9–58.1) 8,082
Asian/Pacific Islander 27.8 (25.9–29.7) 10,117
Other
46.5 (44.5–48.4)
10,854
Employment
Employed/self-employed 35.4 (35.0–35.8) 217,975
Out of work 47.0 (45.5–48.5) 18,644
Homemaker 39.6 (38.2–41.0) 22,790
Student 18.1 (16.9–19.4) 11,634
Retired 75.7 (75.1–76.3) 128,162
Unable to work
79.3 (78.3–80.3)
30,510
Insurance status
Insured 47.1 (46.8–47.5) 397,495
Uninsured
33.4 (32.4–34.4)
34,052
State
AL 54.2 (52.6–55.9) 6,565
AK 43.6 (40.7–46.5) 3,124
AZ 44.6 (43.6–45.6) 15,086
AR 53.3 (50.7–55.8) 5,126
CA 41.0 (39.6–42.4) 9,149
CO 40.0 (38.8–41.2) 9,486
CT 45.0 (43.7–46.3) 10,298
DE 48.7 (46.5–50.9) 4,015
DC 38.3 (36.4–40.1) 4,400
FL 46.9 (45.4–48.5) 21,442
GA 45.6 (44.0–47.2) 5,895
HI 44.0 (42.5–45.5) 7,645
ID 42.6 (40.7–44.5) 4,791
IL 44.9 (43.3–46.6) 5,498
IN 48.7 (47.5–49.8) 13,489
IA 44.9 (43.6–46.2) 7,553
KS 45.9 (45.1–46.8) 21,233
KY 53.2 (51.5–55.0) 8,391
LA 51.6 (49.7–53.5) 4,680
ME 49.9 (48.3–51.5) 9,513
MD 44.9 (43.5–46.2) 13,179
MA 43.4 (41.5–45.4) 6,670
MI 49.4 (48.2–50.6) 10,584
MN 38.8 (37.9–39.7) 16,714
MS 51.9 (49.8–54.0) 4,937
MO 46.2 (44.6–47.8) 7,394
MT 44.0 (42.3–45.8) 5,793
NE 43.4 (42.2–44.6) 15,039
NV 46.1 (43.7–48.5) 3,683
NH 45.9 (44.0–47.8) 5,605
NJ 45.6 (44.0–47.1) 11,399
NM 45.3 (43.5–47.0) 6,376
NY 42.2 (41.0–43.4) 11,951
NC 47.5 (45.6–49.3) 4,800
ND 42.0 (40.5–43.6) 6,862
OH 48.3 (46.9–49.6) 11,975
OK 50.7 (49.0–52.3) 6,369
OR 44.7 (43.1–46.3) )5,186
PA 47.8 (46.2–49.5) 6,405
RI 47.8 (45.9–49.8) 5,444
SC 49.9 (48.6–51.3) 10,953
SD 43.3 (41.2–45.5) 6,844
TN 51.1 (49.3–53.0) 5,679
TX 43.7 (41.8–45.5) 11,941
UT 37.3 (36.2–38.5) 9,994
VT 45.8 (44.1–47.5) 6,346
VA 45.2 (43.8–46.6) 9,394
WA 44.0 (42.9–45.1) 12,822
WV 58.7 (57.0–60.4) 5,332
WI 43.9 (42.1–45.7) 5,716
WY 44.0 (42.2–45.9) 4,376

*Chronic conditions: cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, hypertension, or cancer other than skin.

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