Distribution of 7-year risk of diabetes mellitus among United States adults

Earl S Ford; Chaoyang Li; Guixiang Zhao; William S Pearson; Edward W Gregg

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2010.04.022

Distribution of 7-year risk of diabetes mellitus among United States adults

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2010 Aug;89(2):e19-21. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.04.022. Epub 2010 May 26.

Authors

Earl S Ford¹, Chaoyang Li, Guixiang Zhao, William S Pearson, Edward W Gregg

Affiliation

¹ Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. eford@cdc.gov

PMID: 20537749
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.04.022

Abstract

Approximately 7.2% of 4739 United States adults had a 7-year risk of > or =21% during 1999-2004. Similar age-adjusted percentages of men and women were at high risk (> or =21%). A larger age-adjusted percentage of Mexican Americans than whites and African Americans were at high risk.

Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Distribution
Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
United States / epidemiology
Young Adult