CIENCIASMEDICASNEWS: QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Had Some Form of Arthritis or a Related Condition,* by Race/Ethnicity and Hispanic† Subpopulation --- National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2009§

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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Had Some Form of Arthritis or a Related Condition,* by Race/Ethnicity and Hispanic† Subpopulation --- National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2009§

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September 16, 2011 / 60(36);1253

The figure shows the percentage of adults aged ≥18 years who had some form of arthritis or a related condition, by race/ethnicity and Hispanic subpopulation in the United States in 2000, according to the National Health Interview Survey. During 2009, Hispanic adults (16.2%) were less likely to have been told by a doctor or other health-care professional that they had some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia compared with non-Hispanic white adults (23.6%) and non-Hispanic black adults (23.2%). Puerto Rican adults (27.4%) were more likely to have arthritis or a related condition than were other Hispanic subgroups.

* Respondents were asked if they had ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia.

† Persons of Hispanic origin might be of any race or combination of races.

§ Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population. Estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. standard population and using four age groups: 18--44 years, 45--64 years, 65--74 years, and ≥75 years.

¶ 95% confidence interval.

In 2009, Hispanic adults (16.2%) were less likely to have been told by a doctor or other health-care professional that they had some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia compared with non-Hispanic white adults (23.6%) and non-Hispanic black adults (23.2%). Puerto Rican adults (27.4%) were more likely to have arthritis or a related condition than were other Hispanic subgroups.

Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2009 data. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.

Alternate Text: The figure above shows the percentage of adults aged ≥18 years who had some form of arthritis or a related condition, by race/ethnicity and Hispanic subpopulation in the United States in 2000, according to the National Health Interview Survey. During 2009, Hispanic adults (16.2%) were less likely to have been told by a doctor or other health-care professional that they had some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia compared with non-Hispanic white adults (23.6%) and non-Hispanic black adults (23.2%). Puerto Rican adults (27.4%) were more likely to have arthritis or a related condition than were other Hispanic subgroups.

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