TABLE 3-4Rates of Occurrence (in percent) of Chronic Physical Disorders, by Age, in the Johnson-Pew HCH Client Population

Adults in the Following Age Groups Seen more than Once
DiagnosisI (N = 3,766)II (N = 5,783)III (N = 1,892)IV (N = 445)NAMCS (N = 28,878)
ANYCHRO25.542.663.157.324.9
CANC0.30.71.41.63.5
ENDO1.92.12.83.41.6
DIAB0.92.45.14.32.7
ANEMIA2.32.02.52.50.9
NEURO7.49.17.88.51.8
SEIZ2.54.33.91.30.1
EYE6.67.29.810.65.5
EAR6.04.83.95.61.6
CARDIAC3.66.111.616.26.2
HTN4.515.627.620.98.0
CVA00.20.60.90.7
COPD2.54.29.39.23.2
GI14.113.415.312.15.6
TEETH10.410.35.82.90.3
LIVER0.91.61.70.40.3
GENURI8.95.45.58.32.9
MALEGU1.61.01.31.53.2
FEMGU13.311.34.51.47.3
PREG18.14.8000.5
PVD9.813.417.418.20.9
ARTHR1.43.410.99.73.7
OTHMS5.25.98.06.15.8

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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