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Table 2 The three most common chronic diagnoses among persons experiencing homelessness, housing exclusion and persons with secure housing, n (%)

From: Chronic diseases and multi-morbidity in persons experiencing homelessness: results from a cross-sectional study conducted at three humanitarian clinics in Germany in 2020

Homeless (n = 220)

(N; %)

Housing Exclusion (n = 190)

(N; %)

Secure Housing (n = 49)

(N; %)

Hypertension

(22; 10.00%)

Hypertension

(27; 14.21%)

Hypertension

(4; 8.16%)

Reaction to severe stress and adjustment disorders

(11; 5.00%)

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

(16; 8.42%)

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

(3; 6.12%)

Alcohol-related disorders

(9; 4.09%)

Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

(6; 3.16%)

Depression

(3; 6.12%)