Volume 10 — April 25, 2013
SPECIAL TOPIC
Multiple Chronic Conditions Among US Adults Who Visited Physician Offices: Data From the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2009
| No. of Medications Prescribed | 0 or 1 Chronic Condition, % | 2 or 3 Chronic Conditions, % | ≥4 Chronic Conditions, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 30 | 15 | 11 |
| 1 | 25 | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 |
| 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
| 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 18 | 37 |
Figure. Physician office visits made by patients with or without chronic
conditions, by number of medications ordered or prescribed. Shows percentage
of office-based ambulatory care visits in which 0 through 8 or more
medications were ordered or prescribed for each of 3 chronic condition
groupings (0 or 1, 2 or 3, ≥4) (1).
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