Chronic Condition Clusters and Polypharmacy among Adults
Table 1
Weighted percentages of chronic condition clusters by sample characteristics. Medical expenditure panel survey, 2009.
CM only
Musc. only
Resp. only
CM and Musc.
CM and Resp.
Musc. and Resp.
CM, Musc, and Resp.
All
34.3
19.5
7.5
25.1
4.0
2.9
6.9
Gender
***
Women
28.0
21.0
8.2
26.7
4.1
3.7
8.4
Men
42.2
17.6
6.6
23.0
3.8
1.9
5.0
Age in years
***
22–39
24.7
33.1
24.8
7.8
2.8
4.7
2.0
40–49
34.0
26.8
9.6
16.7
4.4
3.7
4.7
50–64
37.8
18.5
3.5
25.3
3.8
2.7
8.2
65–69
38.3
9.3
2.7
32.7
4.7
3.1
9.2
70–74
36.8
11.2
2.2
35.2
4.3
1.2
9.0
75 and older
32.9
9.3
1.6
42.0
4.5
0.9
8.8
Race/ethnicity
***
White
32.5
20.0
7.7
25.3
4.1
3.2
7.1
African American
42.7
13.1
5.6
26.4
4.4
1.2
6.6
Latino
36.0
21.3
7.8
23.1
3.6
2.5
5.8
Other
38.9
21.5
7.4
21.8
2.8
1.8
5.8
Health insurance
***
Private
36.4
20.7
8.3
22.5
3.6
2.9
5.6
Public
29.1
12.8
4.2
34.8
5.1
2.6
11.4
Uninsured
33.1
28.0
10.6
17.0
3.5
3.5
4.3
Poverty status
***
Poor
27.0
18.8
7.3
26.9
4.9
3.9
11.3
Near poor
31.3
16.6
6.2
28.6
5.2
3.1
9.1
Middle income
34.0
19.4
8.4
25.3
3.6
2.8
6.5
High income
38.1
21.0
7.4
22.7
3.4
2.5
4.9
Total visits
***
1st quartile
40.6
27.3
12.3
12.2
2.8
2.6
2.1
2nd quartile
41.8
17.8
8.9
21.5
3.9
1.8
4.4
3rd quartile
33.9
17.6
5.8
28.6
4.0
2.3
7.7
4th quartile
24.0
17.6
4.6
33.2
4.8
4.4
11.3
Note: Based on 10,528 adults alive at the end of 2009, reported having at least one chronic condition (cardio-metabolic, musculoskeletal, or respiratory condition). All analyses accounted for complex survey design of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Asterisks represent statistically significant group differences based on chi-square tests. CM: Cardio-metabolic; Musc.: musculoskeletal; Resp.: respiratory. ; ; .
