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Prevalence of Diabetes in the US by Type
MMWR; 2018 Mar 30; Bullard, Cowie, et al
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) was 21 million US adults in 2016, with prevalence estimates increasing with age, a new study shows. The study sample included 3,519 respondents aged ≥18 years from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) who reported having diabetes. Researchers examined the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes by diabetes type in the US in 2016. They found:
- The prevalence of diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D) was 0.55%, representing 1.3 million US adults.
- The prevalence of diagnosed T2D was 8.6%, representing 21.0 million US adults.
- Non-Hispanic white adults had a higher prevalence of diagnosed T1D compared with Hispanic adults.
- Non-Hispanic blacks had the highest incidence of diagnosed T2D diabetes.
- Diagnosed T2D prevalence estimates increased with age and decreased with increasing levels of educational attainment.
Bullard KM, Cowie CC, Lessem SE, et al. Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in adults by diabetes type—United States, 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018;67:359–361. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6712a2.
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