Prevalence of Moderate to Severe Joint Pain Among Adults With Diagnosed Arthritis: United States, 2023
Authors' conclusion
More than half of US adults diagnosed with arthritis reported moderate to severe joint pain, with no progress toward the Healthy People 2030 goal from 2019 to 2023.
Study context
- Population
- US adults with diagnosed arthritis, National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2019 and 2023
- Outcome
- Prevalence of moderate to severe joint pain
- Follow-up
- 2023
Methodological detailsNational Health Interview Survey data, weighted for survey methodology, unadjusted and age-standardized prevalence
- National Health Interview Survey data
- Weighted for survey methodology
- Unadjusted and age-standardized prevalence
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Moderate to severe joint pain, prevalence
Moderate to severe joint pain (30.8 million)
58.5%
Moderate joint pain (17.1 million)
32.4%
Severe joint pain (13.8 million)
26.1%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Values | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate and severe joint pain separately, adults with diagnosed arthritis · 2023 | moderate 32.4% · estimated number 17.1 million · severe 26.1% · estimated number 13.8 million | |
| Moderate to severe joint pain by self-rated health · 2023Age-adjusted | self-rated health excellent/very good 45.6% · self-rated health good 56.6% · self-rated health fair/poor 72.9% | |
| Moderate to severe joint pain by disability status · 2023Age-adjusted | disability status yes 77.1% · disability status no 53.7% | |
| Moderate to severe joint pain by depressive disorder symptoms · 2023Age-adjusted | depressive disorder symptoms yes 76.1% · depressive disorder symptoms no 55.2% | |
| Moderate to severe joint pain by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2023Age-adjusted | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease yes 72.4% · chronic obstructive pulmonary disease no 56.9% | |
| Moderate to severe joint pain by anxiety disorder symptoms · 2023Age-adjusted | anxiety disorder symptoms yes 73.9% · anxiety disorder symptoms no 54.0% | |
| Moderate to severe joint pain by cancer · 2023Age-adjusted | cancer yes 71.7% · cancer no 58.1% | |
| Age-standardized moderate to severe joint pain, 2019 vs 2023 | 2019 56.8% · 2023 58.2% | P = 0.46 |
Age-standardized moderate to severe joint pain, 2019 vs 2023
- No change
Original publication
Prevalence of Moderate to Severe Joint Pain Among Adults With Diagnosed Arthritis: United States, 2023. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 11 August 2026. doi:10.
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