From 1999-2000, 16.1 percent of adults age 45-64 and 37.2 percent of adults over 65 had two or more chronic conditions. These percentages rose to 21 percent and 45.3 percent in 2009-2010, respectively. Increases were found among both men and women and among all racial and ethnic groups examined.
During the 10-year period, the percentage of adults aged 65 and over with both hypertension and diabetes increased from 9 percent to 15 percent; prevalence of hypertension and heart disease increased from 18 percent to 21 percent; and prevalence of hypertension and cancer increased from 8 percent to 11 percent.
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