Contributions of a local health examination survey to the surveillance of chronic and infectious diseases in New York City

R.C. Gwynn, R.K. Garg, B.D. Kerker, T.R. Frieden and L.E. Thorpe

American Journal of Public Health, 2009, vol. 99, issue 1, 152-159

Abstract: Objectives. We sought to evaluate the contribution of the New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NYC-HANES) to local public health surveillance. Methods. Examination-diagnosed estimates of key health conditions from the 2004 NYC-HANES were compared with the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2004 national estimates. Findings were also compared with self-reported estimates from the Community Health Survey (CHS), an annually conducted local telephone survey. Results. NYC-HANES estimated that among NYC adults, 25.6% had hypertension, 25.4% had hypercholesterolemia, 12.5% had diabetes, and 25.6% were obese. Compared with US adults, NYC residents had less hypertension and obesity butmore herpes simplex 2 and environmental exposures (P

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.117010

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