The prevalence of MS in the United States
National Multiple Sclerosis Society · University of Maryland, Baltimore · +3 more institutions
Abstract
To generate a national multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence estimate for the United States by applying a validated algorithm to multiple administrative health claims (AHC) datasets.
A validated algorithm was applied to private, military, and public AHC datasets to identify adult cases of MS between 2008 and 2010. In each dataset, we determined the 3-year cumulative prevalence overall and stratified by age, sex, and census region. We applied insurance-specific and stratum-specific estimates to the 2010 US Census data and pooled the findings to calculate the 2010 prevalence of MS in the United States cumulated over 3 years. We also estimated the 2010 prevalence cumulated over 10 years using 2 models and extrapolated our estimate to 2017.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 91.19
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 42
Authors
15- MTMitchell T. WallinCorresponding
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Georgetown University, University of British Columbia, McKing Consulting (United States)
- WJWilliam J. Culpepper
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Georgetown University, University of Maryland, Baltimore, University of British Columbia, McKing Consulting (United States)
- JDJonathan D. Campbell
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, McKing Consulting (United States), University of British Columbia, Georgetown University, University of Maryland, Baltimore
- LMLorene M. Nelson
University of Maryland, Baltimore, University of British Columbia, McKing Consulting (United States), Georgetown University, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- ALAnnette Langer‐Gould
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, McKing Consulting (United States), Georgetown University, University of British Columbia, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Topics & keywords
- Environmental health
- Medicine