TABLE 3-3Rates of Occurrence (in percent) of Chronic Physical Disorders in the Johnson-Pew HCH Client Population

Adults Seen more than Once
DiagnosisAll Adults (N = 23,745)Total (N = 11,886)Men (N = 8,329)Women (N = 3,468)White (N = 5,659)Note White (N = 5,928)
ANYCHRO31.041.042.836.839.443.2
CANC0.40.70.70.71.10.3
ENDO1.42.21.53.82.61.9
DIAB1.82.42.22.82.32.6
ANEMIA1.32.21.73.52.02.4
NEURO5.68.37.79.98.88.1
SEIZ2.83.63.92.93.43.8
EYE5.07.57.77.27.08.2
EAR3.45.14.76.06.63.7
CARDIAC4.46.66.95.77.46.0
HTN10.414.215.710.810.917.7
CVA0.10.30.30.10.30.2
COPD3.24.74.84.45.93.6
GI9.213.913.215.515.912.2
TEETH7.09.39.78.69.49.5
LIVER0.91.31.51.01.41.4
GENURI4.16.64.212.47.26.2
MALEGU1.31.91.901.21.4
FEMGU11.315.8015.813.09.2
PREG9.911.4011.49.210.0
PVD9.113.114.011.114.611.8
ARTHR2.74.24.14.34.24.3
OTHMS3.96.06.35.36.85.4

NOTE: See "Key to Abbreviations and Explanatory Notes," pp. 69-71.

SOURCE: Wright et al. (1987b).

From: 3, Health Problems of Homeless People

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Homelessness, Health, and Human Needs.
Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Health Care for Homeless People.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1988.
Copyright © 1988 by the National Academy of Sciences.

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