Age-Adjusted Prevalence of Physician-Diagnosed Diabetes in Americans Age 20 Among Americans age 20 and older, the following have physician-diagnosed diabetes …
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Diabetes Mellitus — Statistics
ICD/10 codes E10-E14 ICD/9 code 250
Age-Adjusted Prevalence of Physician-Diagnosed Diabetes in Americans Age 20 and Older by Sex and Race/Ethnicity
NHANES: 1999-2002
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Percent of Population
126 103 104
12 10 8 6 4 2 0 62
113
47
Men Non-Hispanic Whites
Source: CDC/NCHS Note:
Women Non-Hispanic Blacks Mexican Americans
Death rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 population, based on the 2000 US standard Some data are reported according to ICD/9 codes and some use ICD/10 codes
139 million Americans have physician-diagnosed diabetes: 68 million males 70 million females
NHANES [1999-2002], CDC/NCHS
Among Americans age 20 and older, the following have physician-diagnosed diabetes: For non-Hispanic whites, 62 percent of men and 47 percent of women For non-Hispanic blacks, 103 percent of men and 126 percent of women For Mexican Americans, 104 percent of men and 113 percent of women Estimates are age-adjusted NHANES [1999-2002], CDC/NCHS
2004, American Heart Association, americanheartorg
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The risk of diabetes for Mexican
Americans and non-Hispanic blacks is almost twice that for non-Hispanic whites NHANES [1999-2002], CDC/NCHS Compared with white women, black women have 138 percent higher rates of ambulatory medical care visits for diabetes NCHS, 2001
Prevalence of Non-Insulin Dependent Type 2 Diabetes in Women Ages 25-64 by Education and Race/Ethnicity
NHANES: 1988-94
20 200
Percent of Population
15 10 5 0 9 45
115 93
113 68 46 51 61 29 54 64
9-11
12
12
Years of Education Whites Blacks Mexican Americans
Source: Ethnic and socioeconomic differences in cardiovascular disease risk factors for women from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994 JAMA, 1998;280:356-362
An estimated 59 million Americans have undiagnosed diabetes, using American Diabetes Association criteria of fasting blood glucose of 126 mg/dL or more: 29 million men 30 million women Estimates are age-adjusted based on glucose tests of persons not previously diagnosed by a physician NHANES [1999-2002], CDC/NCHS
Among Americans age 20 and older, the following have undiagnosed diabetes: For non-Hispanic whites, 30 percent of men and 27 percent of women For non-Hispanic blacks, 13 percent of
men and 61 percent of women For Mexican Americans, 35 percent of men and 18 percent of women Estimates are age-adjusted NHANES [1999-2002], CDC/NCHS
An estimated 145 million Americans have pre-diabetes, using American Diabetes Association criteria of fasting blood glucose of 110 to less than 126 mg/dL: 85 million men 60 million women Estimates are age-adjusted Pre-diabetes also includes impaired glucose tolerance
NHANES [1999-2002], CDC/NCHS
Among Americans age 20 and older, the following have pre-diabetes: For non-Hispanic whites, 86 percent of men and 46 percent of women
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For non-Hispanic blacks, 83 percent of men and 59 percent of women For Mexican Americans, 87 percent of men and 72 percent of women Estimates are age-adjusted NHANES [1999-2002], CDC/NCHS 1,300,000 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed every year In 2002 diabetes killed 73,249 Americans 34,301 male deaths 468 percent of total deaths from diabetes 38,948 female deaths 532 percent of total deaths from diabetes The 2002 overall death rate from diabetes was 254 Death rates were 268 for white males 203 for white females 494 for black males 486 for black females
Two-thirds to three-fourths 6575 percent of people with diabetes mellitus die of some form of heart or blood vessel disease 577,000 Americans diagnosed with diabetes mellitus were discharged from short-stay hospitals in 2002 Discharges include people both living and dead 283,000 males 294,000 females
In US government statistics, Hispanic includes persons who trace their ancestry to Spanish-speaking countries or other Spanish cultures, regardless of race It doesnt include people from countries where Spanish is not the first language
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Source Footnotes BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Study CDC/NCHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics HHP Honolulu Heart Program JAMA Journal of the American Medical Association NCHS National Center for Health Statistics NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHLBI National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute SHS Strong Heart Study
