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chronic disease
Epidemiology:
- ~25% of adults live with >= 3 chronic conditions* [3]
- women affected more than men (27% vs 24%)
- 7% of adults 18-44 years of age
- 62% of adults >= 65 years of age [3]
* arthritis, asthma, cancer, COPD, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, hypertension, stroke, renal failure
Genetics:
- telomere length in leukocytes predicts vulnerability to chronic diseases in older adults
Related
acute disease
Specific
alcoholism (includes binge drinking)
chronic airway obstruction
chronic biliary disease
chronic breast disease; chronic mammary gland disease
chronic endocrine disease
chronic eye disease (chronic ophthalmopathy)
chronic gastrointestinal disease
chronic heart disease
chronic hematologic disease (chronic blood disorder)
chronic hypertension
chronic immunologic disease
chronic infection (chronic infectious disease)
chronic inflammation
chronic kidney disease (CKD)
chronic liver disease
chronic mental disorder
chronic metabolic disease
chronic musculoskeletal disease
chronic neurologic disease
chronic otorhinolaryngologic disease; chronic ear, nose & throat (ENT) disease
chronic pain
chronic respiratory failure
chronic respiratory tract disease
chronic skin disease (chronic dermatologic disorder, chronic dermatopathy, chronic dermatosis)
chronic upper respiratory tract infection
chronic urogenital disease
chronic vascular disease (chronic vasculopathy)
deformity
developmental disorder
genetic syndrome (multisystem disorder)
geriatric disorder; disease of old age; geriatric syndrome
neoplasm; tumor
synovial chondromatosis; Reichel's syndrome; Reichel-Jones-Henderson syndrome
X-linked disease
General
disease
References
- Katon WJ et al.
Collaborative care for patients with depression and chronic
illness.
N Engl J Med 2010 Dec 30; 363:2611.
PMID: 21190455
- Journal Watch. March 7, 2013.
Telomere Length Predicts Vulnerability to the Common Cold.
Massachusetts Medical Society
http://www.jwatch.org
- Ward BW, Black LI.
State and Regional Prevalence of Diagnosed Multiple Chronic
Conditions Among Adults Aged >= 18 years - United States, 2014.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:735-738
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6529a3.htm
- Ward BW, Schiller JS, Goodman RA.
Multiple Chronic Conditions Among US Adults: A 2012 Update.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2014;11:130389.
PMID: 24742395 Free PMC Article
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0389.htm