Summary health statistics for U.S. adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2010.

Jeannine S. Schiller; Jacqueline W Lucas; Brian Ward; Jennifer Peregoy

Abstract

In 2010, 61% of adults aged 18 years and over had excellent or very good health. Twelve percent of adults had been told by a doctor or health professional that they had heart disease, 25% had been told on two or more visits that they had hypertension, 9% had been told they had diabetes, and 22% had been told they had some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia. Twenty-one percent of adults were current smokers, and 21% were former smokers. Based on estimates of body mass index, 35% of adults were overweight and 27% were obese.

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National Health Interview SurveyMedicineMarital statusResidenceGerontologyDemographyPopulationHealth careHealth statisticsFamily medicineEnvironmental health

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National Center for Health Statistics US

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Year: 2012
Type: article
Issue: 252
Pages: 1-207
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                                    Jeannine S. Schiller, 
                                
                                    Jacqueline W Lucas, 
                                
                                    Brian Ward
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2012). 
                            Summary health statistics for U.S. adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2010.. 
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                            (252)
                            , 1-207.