Table 2.

Comparison of the prevalence (per 100 population) of selected diseases and conditions in the total US population versus the Olmsted County population

Disease or condition	Age stratum	US Population		Olmsted County population Prevalence (%)^a
Disease or condition	Age stratum	Publication	Prevalence (%)	Olmsted County population Prevalence (%)^a
Hypertension		Keenan et al, 2011¹⁸
	≥18 years		29.9	24.7
	≥65 years		70.3	70.7

Mood disorders		Kessler et al, 2005⁴¹
	18–29 years		21.4	23.2
	≥60 years		11.9	23.9

Diabetes		Centers for Disease Control ⁴²
	≥20 years		11.3	9.0^b
	≥65 years		26.9	23.9^b

Osteoarthritis		Lawrence et al, 2008¹⁹
	≥25 years		13.9	18.5
	≥65 years		33.6	44.4

Asthma		Akinbami et al, 2011⁴³
	0–17 years		9.6	10.6
	≥18 years		7.7	8.4

Osteoporosis		Cheng et al, 2009⁴⁴
	≥65 years		29.7	21.4

Prostate cancer		Howlader et al, 2011⁴⁵
	All ages		1.6^c	2.3

Breast cancer		Howlader et al, 2011⁴⁵
	All ages		1.7^c	2.2

Colon cancer		Howlader et al, 2011⁴⁵
	All ages		0.4^c	0.4

HIV infection		MN Department of Health⁴⁶
	All ages		0.1	0.1

Age- and sex- standardized using the 2000 US census population (direct standardization)

Prevalence estimates include only ICD-9 codes for diabetes, not for abnormal glucose tests

Prevalence calculated using the estimated US population on July 1, 2008 (men: 149,924,604; women: 154,135,120; both sexes: 304,059,724).