Open AccessPrevalence of Secondary Conditions Among People With Disabilities
Author(s) -
Susan Kinne,
Donald L. Patrick,
Debra Lochner Doyle
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.94.3.443
Subject(s) - behavioral risk factor surveillance system , medicine , odds , odds ratio , psychological intervention , population , gerontology , public health , environmental health , demography , logistic regression , psychiatry , nursing , pathology , sociology
We analyzed data from 2075 respondents to the disability supplement of the 2001 Washington State Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey to describe population prevalence of secondary conditions among adults with disabilities. Eighty-seven percent of respondents with disabilities and 49% without disabilities reported at least 1 secondary condition. Adjusted odds ratios for disability for 14 of 16 conditions were positive and significant. The association of disability with substantial disparities in common conditions shows a need for increased access to general and targeted prevention interventions to improve health.