Prediabetes prevalence and awareness by race, ethnicity, and educational attainment among U.S. adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Racial and ethnic minority groups and individuals with limited educational attainment experience a disproportionate burden of diabetes. Prediabetes represents a high-risk state for developing type 2 diabetes, but most adults with prediabetes are unaware of having the condition. Uncovering whether racial, ethnic, or educational disparities also occur in the prediabetes stage could help inform strategies to support health equity in preventing type 2 diabetes and its complications. We examined the prevalence of prediabetes and prediabetes awareness, with corresponding prevalence ratios according to race, ethnicity, and educational attainment.

Methods

This study was a pooled cross-sectional analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data from 2

SUBMITTER: Formagini T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10758124 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature