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. 2017 Jan 5;18:3. doi: 10.1186/s12882-016-0432-2

Table 3.

Prevalence of comorbidities among U.S. adults aged 21years or older by conditions, years 2011-2013

Comorbidity CKDa Cancerb Stroke No CKD, cancer or strokec
Angina (%) 10.3 5.9 12.6 2.3
Arthritis (%) 63.7 55.2 61.2 25.8
Asthma (%) 11.8 14.7 11.8 9.3
Coronary Heart Disease (%) 20.8 12.7 26.6 5.3
High Cholesterol (%) 85.0 56.2 66.8 31.5
Diabetes (%) 49.6 19.3 31.2 9.3
Emphysema (%) 1.2 10.7 7.8 2.0
High Blood Pressure (%) 87.8 60.9 78.2 33.8
Heart Attack (%) 4.9 8.9 22.6 3.5
Other Heart Disease (%) 41.5 24.3 34.4 10.7

aExcludes dialysis patients

bIncludes breast, colon & lung cancers

cExcludes CKD, cancer and/or stroke. The condition categories are mutually exclusive