Prevalence

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Between 1990 and 2019, asthma prevalence has risen in the U.S., according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

According to CDC data, 22 states had an adult obesity prevalence of 35% or higher in 2022, up from 19 in 2021 and none in 2012.

Researchers estimated that semaglutide could cut the obesity prevalence in the United States by about 46% and prevent more than 1.5 million CVD events over 10 years when given to eligible patients with overweight or obesity.

The prevalence of long COVID has declined in the United States among the general population and people with a previously documented case of COVID-19, although many adults still report persistent symptoms, a pair of studies found.

New county-level estimates of Alzheimer’s prevalence released at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference may help inform allocations of funding, staffing and other resources toward caring for patients.

Prevalence of prurigo nodularis is higher than previously estimated and is associated with many comorbidities, according to a study.

The adjusted prevalence of gout in Asian Americans doubled from 3.3% in 2011-2012 to 6.6% in 2017-2018, numerically exceeding the prevalence in all other racial and ethnic groups, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Racial, ethnic and socioeconomic differences in the prevalence of food allergies are evident in ED visits related to food allergies and epinephrine autoinjector use, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

The number of cancer survivors with self-reported functional limitations throughout the United States has more than doubled over the past 2 decades, according to data published in JAMA Oncology.

A study investigating nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy in the U.S. found notable prevalence in white men and Black men and women and frequent association with diabetes and high cholesterol levels.