Diabetes and hypertension prevalence in homeless adults in the United States: A systematic review and meta-analysis

R.S. Bernstein, L.N. Meurer, E.J. Plumb and J.L. Jackson

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 2, e46-e60

Abstract: We estimated hypertension and diabetes prevalence among US homeless adults compared with the general population, and investigated prevalence trends. We systematically searched 5 databases for published studies (1980-2014) that included hypertension or diabetes prevalence for US homeless adults, pooled disease prevalence, and explored heterogeneity sources. Weused the National Health Interview Survey for comparison. We included data from 97 366 homeless adults. The pooled prevalence of selfreported hypertension was 27.0% (95% confidence interval = 23.8%, 29.9%; n = 43 studies) and of diabetes was 8.0% (95% confidence interval = 6.8%, 9.2%; n = 39 studies). We found no difference in hypertension or diabetes prevalence between the homeless and general population. Additional health care and housing resources are needed to meet the significant, growing burden of chronic disease in the homeless population.

Keywords: adult; diabetes mellitus; homelessness; human; hypertension; meta analysis; prevalence; statistics and numerical data; United States, Adult; Diabetes Mellitus; Homeless Persons; Humans; Hypertension; Prevalence; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302330

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